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#EF8934

#ef8934 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef8934 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 53.73% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.68% magenta, 78.24% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 85.39% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 0.94.

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Relative luminance0.3649

Complementary

  1. #ef8934
  2. #349aef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8934
  2. #34efe6
  3. #343def

Analogous

  1. #ef343d
  2. #ef8934
  3. #efe634

Triadic

  1. #ef8934
  2. #34ef89
  3. #8934ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8934
  2. #9aef34
  3. #349aef
  4. #8934ef

Square

  1. #ef8934
  2. #3def34
  3. #349aef
  4. #e634ef

Monochromatic

  1. #80400a
  2. #c76310
  3. #ef8934
  4. #f5b27b
  5. #fadbc2

Shades

#ef8934 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8934
  2. #d77b2f
  3. #bf6e2a
  4. #a76024
  5. #8f521f
  6. #78451a
  7. #603715
  8. #482910
  9. #301b0a
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8934 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8934
  2. #f19548
  3. #f2a15d
  4. #f4ac71
  5. #f5b885
  6. #f7c49a
  7. #f9d0ae
  8. #fadcc2
  9. #fce7d6
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8934 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8934
  2. #e4883c
  3. #d98743
  4. #ce864b
  5. #c38552
  6. #b8855a
  7. #ac8462
  8. #a18369
  9. #968271
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79527 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8902d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d49f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd7c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8934 {
  color: #ef8934;
}
Background
.bg-ef8934 {
  background-color: #ef8934;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8934 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8934;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8934;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 137 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8934 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8934, #efe634);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8934 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 137 52 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.94 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.81 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.75 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.38 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.11 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.25 #1076cb Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8934  rgb(239, 137, 52)  hsl(27, 85%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#349aef  rgb(52, 154, 239)  hsl(207, 85%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#34ef89  rgb(52, 239, 137)  hsl(147, 85%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8934ef  rgb(137, 52, 239)  hsl(267, 85%, 57%)  Blue Violet