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#EF8A45

#ef8a45 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef8a45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 71.13% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 24.35°, with 84.16% saturation and 60.39% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.3696

Complementary

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #45aaef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #45efdf
  3. #4555ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4555
  2. #ef8a45
  3. #efdf45

Triadic

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #45ef8a
  3. #8a45ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #aaef45
  3. #45aaef
  4. #8a45ef

Square

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #55ef45
  3. #45aaef
  4. #df45ef

Monochromatic

  1. #8f410c
  2. #d56112
  3. #ef8a45
  4. #f5b68b
  5. #fbe3d2

Shades

#ef8a45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #d77c3e
  3. #bf6e37
  4. #a76130
  5. #8f5329
  6. #784523
  7. #60371c
  8. #482915
  9. #301c0e
  10. #180e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #f19658
  3. #f2a16a
  4. #f4ad7d
  5. #f5b98f
  6. #f7c5a2
  7. #f9d0b5
  8. #fadcc7
  9. #fce8da
  10. #fdf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a45
  2. #e4894b
  3. #d98851
  4. #ce8757
  5. #c3865d
  6. #b88563
  7. #ac8468
  8. #a1836e
  9. #968274
  10. #8b817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7963d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfad44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89140 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a045 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc7e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a45 {
  color: #ef8a45;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a45 {
  background-color: #ef8a45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a45 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a45, #efdf45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 69 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.69 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.79 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.21 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.49 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.87 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.64 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.05 #1075ba Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8a45  rgb(239, 138, 69)  hsl(24, 84%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#45aaef  rgb(69, 170, 239)  hsl(204, 84%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#45ef8a  rgb(69, 239, 138)  hsl(144, 84%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a45ef  rgb(138, 69, 239)  hsl(264, 84%, 60%)  Blue Violet