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#F28D2E

#f28d2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f28d2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 55.29% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.74% magenta, 80.99% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 29.08°, with 88.29% saturation and 56.47% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.3812

Complementary

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #2e93f2

Split complementary

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #2ef2ef
  3. #2e31f2

Analogous

  1. #f22e31
  2. #f28d2e
  3. #f2ef2e

Triadic

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #2ef28d
  3. #8d2ef2

Tetradic

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #93f22e
  3. #2e93f2
  4. #8d2ef2

Square

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #31f22e
  3. #2e93f2
  4. #ef2ef2

Monochromatic

  1. #7f4208
  2. #c7670c
  3. #f28d2e
  4. #f6b476
  5. #fbdcbe

Shades

#f28d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #da7f29
  3. #c27125
  4. #a96320
  5. #91551c
  6. #794717
  7. #613812
  8. #492a0e
  9. #301c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#f28d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #f39843
  3. #f5a458
  4. #f6af6d
  5. #f7bb82
  6. #f9c697
  7. #fad1ab
  8. #fbddc0
  9. #fce8d5
  10. #fef4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f28d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f28d2e
  2. #e78c36
  3. #db8a3e
  4. #d08947
  5. #c4884f
  6. #b98757
  7. #ae855f
  8. #a28467
  9. #978370
  10. #8b8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c99d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac981d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff767b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9425 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8a32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8065 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f28d2e {
  color: #f28d2e;
}
Background
.bg-f28d2e {
  background-color: #f28d2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f28d2e {
  border: 2px solid #f28d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f28d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 141 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f28d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f28d2e, #f2ef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f28d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 141 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.89 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.81 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.22 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.59 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.50 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.74 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.65 #0d72d1 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#f28d2e  rgb(242, 141, 46)  hsl(29, 88%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e93f2  rgb(46, 147, 242)  hsl(209, 88%, 56%)  Dodger Blue
#2ef28d  rgb(46, 242, 141)  hsl(149, 88%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#8d2ef2  rgb(141, 46, 242)  hsl(269, 88%, 56%)  Blue Violet