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#EF8A2E

#ef8a2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef8a2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.6°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.3672

Complementary

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #2e93ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #2eefea
  3. #2e32ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2e32
  2. #ef8a2e
  3. #efea2e

Triadic

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #2eef8a
  3. #8a2eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #93ef2e
  3. #2e93ef
  4. #8a2eef

Square

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #32ef2e
  3. #2e93ef
  4. #ea2eef

Monochromatic

  1. #7b3f09
  2. #c2640f
  3. #ef8a2e
  4. #f4b275
  5. #fadabc

Shades

#ef8a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #d77c29
  3. #bf6e25
  4. #a76120
  5. #8f531c
  6. #784517
  7. #603712
  8. #48290e
  9. #301c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #f19643
  3. #f2a158
  4. #f4ad6d
  5. #f5b982
  6. #f7c597
  7. #f9d0ab
  8. #fadcc0
  9. #fce8d5
  10. #fdf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a2e
  2. #e48936
  3. #d9883e
  4. #ce8747
  5. #c3864f
  6. #b88557
  7. #ac845f
  8. #a18367
  9. #968270
  10. #8b8178
  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 #a8951e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99125 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd7d63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a2e {
  color: #ef8a2e;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a2e {
  background-color: #ef8a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a2e {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a2e, #efea2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 0.92 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.83 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.86 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.21 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.61 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.66 #1075d1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8a2e  rgb(239, 138, 46)  hsl(29, 86%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e93ef  rgb(46, 147, 239)  hsl(209, 86%, 56%)  Dodger Blue
#2eef8a  rgb(46, 239, 138)  hsl(149, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a2eef  rgb(138, 46, 239)  hsl(269, 86%, 56%)  Blue Violet