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#EF852F

#ef852f ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef852f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.35% magenta, 80.33% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.88°, with 85.71% saturation and 56.08% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.26.

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Relative luminance0.3533

Complementary

  1. #ef852f
  2. #2f99ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef852f
  2. #2fefe5
  3. #2f39ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2f39
  2. #ef852f
  3. #efe52f

Triadic

  1. #ef852f
  2. #2fef85
  3. #852fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef852f
  2. #99ef2f
  3. #2f99ef
  4. #852fef

Square

  1. #ef852f
  2. #39ef2f
  3. #2f99ef
  4. #e52fef

Monochromatic

  1. #7c3d0a
  2. #c35f0f
  3. #ef852f
  4. #f4af76
  5. #fad8bd

Shades

#ef852f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef852f
  2. #d7782a
  3. #bf6a26
  4. #a75d21
  5. #8f501c
  6. #784318
  7. #603513
  8. #48280e
  9. #301b09
  10. #180d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef852f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef852f
  2. #f19144
  3. #f29d59
  4. #f4aa6d
  5. #f5b682
  6. #f7c297
  7. #f9ceac
  8. #fadac1
  9. #fce7d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef852f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef852f
  2. #e48537
  3. #d9843f
  4. #ce8447
  5. #c3834f
  6. #b88358
  7. #ac8260
  8. #a18268
  9. #968170
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49221 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c78d27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39c2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd7860 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef852f {
  color: #ef852f;
}
Background
.bg-ef852f {
  background-color: #ef852f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef852f {
  border: 2px solid #ef852f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef852f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 133 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef852f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef852f, #efe52f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef852f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 133 47 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.26 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.95 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.16 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.32 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.17 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.52 #107ad0 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef852f  rgb(239, 133, 47)  hsl(27, 86%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2f99ef  rgb(47, 153, 239)  hsl(207, 86%, 56%)  Dodger Blue
#2fef85  rgb(47, 239, 133)  hsl(147, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#852fef  rgb(133, 47, 239)  hsl(267, 86%, 56%)  Blue Violet