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#EF822B

#ef822b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef822b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 50.98% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.61% magenta, 82.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.63°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.3449

Complementary

  1. #ef822b
  2. #2b98ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef822b
  2. #2befe4
  3. #2b36ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2b36
  2. #ef822b
  3. #efe42b

Triadic

  1. #ef822b
  2. #2bef82
  3. #822bef

Tetradic

  1. #ef822b
  2. #98ef2b
  3. #2b98ef
  4. #822bef

Square

  1. #ef822b
  2. #36ef2b
  3. #2b98ef
  4. #e42bef

Monochromatic

  1. #783a09
  2. #bf5d0e
  3. #ef822b
  4. #f4ac72
  5. #fad6b9

Shades

#ef822b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef822b
  2. #d77527
  3. #bf6822
  4. #a75b1e
  5. #8f4e1a
  6. #784116
  7. #603411
  8. #48270d
  9. #301a09
  10. #180d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef822b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef822b
  2. #f18f40
  3. #f29b55
  4. #f4a86b
  5. #f5b480
  6. #f7c195
  7. #f9cdaa
  8. #fadabf
  9. #fce6d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef822b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef822b
  2. #e48234
  3. #d9823c
  4. #ce8145
  5. #c3814d
  6. #b88156
  7. #ac815e
  8. #a18167
  9. #96806f
  10. #8b8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca82a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c68a23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d29a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd745d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef822b {
  color: #ef822b;
}
Background
.bg-ef822b {
  background-color: #ef822b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef822b {
  border: 2px solid #ef822b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef822b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 130 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef822b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef822b, #efe42b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef822b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 130 43 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.88 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.22 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.68 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.56 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.89 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.29 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.78 #107dd4 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef822b  rgb(239, 130, 43)  hsl(27, 86%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2b98ef  rgb(43, 152, 239)  hsl(207, 86%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#2bef82  rgb(43, 239, 130)  hsl(147, 86%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#822bef  rgb(130, 43, 239)  hsl(267, 86%, 55%)  Blue Violet