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#F27C19

#f27c19 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f27c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.76% magenta, 89.67% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 27.37°, with 89.3% saturation and 52.35% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.3336

Complementary

  1. #f27c19
  2. #198ff2

Split complementary

  1. #f27c19
  2. #19f2e8
  3. #1922f2

Analogous

  1. #f21922
  2. #f27c19
  3. #f2e819

Triadic

  1. #f27c19
  2. #19f27c
  3. #7c19f2

Tetradic

  1. #f27c19
  2. #8ff219
  3. #198ff2
  4. #7c19f2

Square

  1. #f27c19
  2. #22f219
  3. #198ff2
  4. #e819f2

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3506
  2. #b4580a
  3. #f27c19
  4. #f6a561
  5. #faceaa

Shades

#f27c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f27c19
  2. #da7017
  3. #c26314
  4. #a95712
  5. #914a0f
  6. #793e0d
  7. #61320a
  8. #492508
  9. #301905
  10. #180c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#f27c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f27c19
  2. #f38930
  3. #f59647
  4. #f6a35e
  5. #f7b075
  6. #f9be8c
  7. #facba3
  8. #fbd8ba
  9. #fce5d1
  10. #fef2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f27c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f27c19
  2. #e77c23
  3. #db7d2e
  4. #d07d38
  5. #c47e42
  6. #b97e4d
  7. #ae7e57
  8. #a27f61
  9. #977f6b
  10. #8b8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5907d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba715 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff616b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c68607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39717 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6d55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f27c19 {
  color: #f27c19;
}
Background
.bg-f27c19 {
  background-color: #f27c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f27c19 {
  border: 2px solid #f27c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f27c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f27c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f27c19, #f2e819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f27c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.16 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 3.76 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.34 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.80 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.21 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.65 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.55 #0d83e6 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#f27c19  rgb(242, 124, 25)  hsl(27, 89%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#198ff2  rgb(25, 143, 242)  hsl(207, 89%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#19f27c  rgb(25, 242, 124)  hsl(147, 89%, 52%)  Spring Green
#7c19f2  rgb(124, 25, 242)  hsl(267, 89%, 52%)  Electric Indigo