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#EF8A2A

#ef8a2a ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef8a2a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 82.43% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 29.24°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.3669

Complementary

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #2a8fef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #2aefed
  3. #2a2def

Analogous

  1. #ef2a2d
  2. #ef8a2a
  3. #efed2a

Triadic

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #2aef8a
  3. #8a2aef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #8fef2a
  3. #2a8fef
  4. #8a2aef

Square

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #2def2a
  3. #2a8fef
  4. #ed2aef

Monochromatic

  1. #773f09
  2. #be640e
  3. #ef8a2a
  4. #f4b171
  5. #fad8b8

Shades

#ef8a2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #d77c26
  3. #bf6e22
  4. #a7611d
  5. #8f5319
  6. #784515
  7. #603711
  8. #48290d
  9. #301c08
  10. #180e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #f1963f
  3. #f2a155
  4. #f4ad6a
  5. #f5b97f
  6. #f7c595
  7. #f9d0aa
  8. #fadcbf
  9. #fce8d4
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a2a
  2. #e48933
  3. #d9883b
  4. #ce8744
  5. #c3864c
  6. #b88555
  7. #ac845e
  8. #a18366
  9. #96826f
  10. #8b8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99517 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99120 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd7d62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a2a {
  color: #ef8a2a;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a2a {
  background-color: #ef8a2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a2a {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a2a, #efed2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 42 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.29 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.38 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.51 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.74 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.93 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.52 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.84 #1075d5 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8a2a  rgb(239, 138, 42)  hsl(29, 86%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2a8fef  rgb(42, 143, 239)  hsl(209, 86%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2aef8a  rgb(42, 239, 138)  hsl(149, 86%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a2aef  rgb(138, 42, 239)  hsl(269, 86%, 55%)  Blue Violet