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#EF8323

#ef8323 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef8323 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 51.37% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.19% magenta, 85.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.24°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.347

Complementary

  1. #ef8323
  2. #238fef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8323
  2. #23efe9
  3. #2329ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2329
  2. #ef8323
  3. #efe923

Triadic

  1. #ef8323
  2. #23ef83
  3. #8323ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8323
  2. #8fef23
  3. #238fef
  4. #8323ef

Square

  1. #ef8323
  2. #29ef23
  3. #238fef
  4. #e923ef

Monochromatic

  1. #713908
  2. #b85e0d
  3. #ef8323
  4. #f4ab6a
  5. #f9d3b2

Shades

#ef8323 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8323
  2. #d77620
  3. #bf691c
  4. #a75c19
  5. #8f4f15
  6. #784212
  7. #60340e
  8. #48270b
  9. #301a07
  10. #180d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8323 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8323
  2. #f18f39
  3. #f29c4f
  4. #f4a865
  5. #f5b57b
  6. #f7c191
  7. #f9cda7
  8. #fadabd
  9. #fce6d3
  10. #fdf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8323 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8323
  2. #e4832c
  3. #d98236
  4. #ce823f
  5. #c38248
  6. #b88252
  7. #ac815b
  8. #a18164
  9. #96816d
  10. #8b8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3900b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6b71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c68b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39b22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd755c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8323 {
  color: #ef8323;
}
Background
.bg-ef8323 {
  background-color: #ef8323;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8323 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8323;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8323;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 131 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8323 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8323, #efe923);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8323 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 131 35 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.18 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.86 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.48 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.65 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.61 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.62 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.72 #107cdc Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8323  rgb(239, 131, 35)  hsl(28, 86%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#238fef  rgb(35, 143, 239)  hsl(208, 86%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#23ef83  rgb(35, 239, 131)  hsl(148, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#8323ef  rgb(131, 35, 239)  hsl(268, 86%, 54%)  Blue Violet