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#EF852C

#ef852c ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef852c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 52.16% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.35% magenta, 81.59% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.38°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.3531

Complementary

  1. #ef852c
  2. #2c96ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef852c
  2. #2cefe6
  3. #2c35ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2c35
  2. #ef852c
  3. #efe62c

Triadic

  1. #ef852c
  2. #2cef85
  3. #852cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef852c
  2. #96ef2c
  3. #2c96ef
  4. #852cef

Square

  1. #ef852c
  2. #35ef2c
  3. #2c96ef
  4. #e62cef

Monochromatic

  1. #793c09
  2. #c0600f
  3. #ef852c
  4. #f4ae73
  5. #fad7ba

Shades

#ef852c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef852c
  2. #d77828
  3. #bf6a23
  4. #a75d1f
  5. #8f501a
  6. #784316
  7. #603512
  8. #48280d
  9. #301b09
  10. #180d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef852c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef852c
  2. #f19141
  3. #f29d56
  4. #f4aa6b
  5. #f5b680
  6. #f7c296
  7. #f9ceab
  8. #fadac0
  9. #fce7d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef852c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef852c
  2. #e48534
  3. #d9843d
  4. #ce8445
  5. #c3834e
  6. #b88356
  7. #ac825e
  8. #a18267
  9. #96816f
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4921c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c78d23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39c2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd785f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef852c {
  color: #ef852c;
}
Background
.bg-ef852c {
  background-color: #ef852c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef852c {
  border: 2px solid #ef852c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef852c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 133 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef852c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef852c, #efe62c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef852c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 133 44 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.92 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.51 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.80 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.21 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.54 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.80 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.77 #107ad3 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef852c  rgb(239, 133, 44)  hsl(27, 86%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2c96ef  rgb(44, 150, 239)  hsl(207, 86%, 55%)  Dodger Blue
#2cef85  rgb(44, 239, 133)  hsl(147, 86%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#852cef  rgb(133, 44, 239)  hsl(267, 86%, 55%)  Blue Violet