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#EF8A38

#ef8a38 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef8a38 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 76.57% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.89°, with 85.12% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #389def

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #38efe6
  3. #3841ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3841
  2. #ef8a38
  3. #efe638

Triadic

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #38ef8a
  3. #8a38ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #9def38
  3. #389def
  4. #8a38ef

Square

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #41ef38
  3. #389def
  4. #e638ef

Monochromatic

  1. #83410b
  2. #ca6410
  3. #ef8a38
  4. #f5b47f
  5. #faddc6

Shades

#ef8a38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #d77c32
  3. #bf6e2d
  4. #a76127
  5. #8f5322
  6. #78451c
  7. #603716
  8. #482911
  9. #301c0b
  10. #180e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #f1964c
  3. #f2a160
  4. #f4ad74
  5. #f5b988
  6. #f7c59c
  7. #f9d0af
  8. #fadcc3
  9. #fce8d7
  10. #fdf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a38
  2. #e4893f
  3. #d98846
  4. #ce874e
  5. #c38655
  6. #b8855c
  7. #ac8463
  8. #a1836a
  9. #968272
  10. #8b8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8952d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd7d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a38 {
  color: #ef8a38;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a38 {
  background-color: #ef8a38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a38 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a38, #efe638);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 56 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.38 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.26 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.07 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.62 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.78 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.80 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.30 #1075c7 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8a38  rgb(239, 138, 56)  hsl(27, 85%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#389def  rgb(56, 157, 239)  hsl(207, 85%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#38ef8a  rgb(56, 239, 138)  hsl(147, 85%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a38ef  rgb(138, 56, 239)  hsl(267, 85%, 58%)  Blue Violet