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#F2973B

#f2973b ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2973b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 59.22% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.6% magenta, 75.62% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 30.16°, with 87.56% saturation and 59.02% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.4133

Complementary

  1. #f2973b
  2. #3b96f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2973b
  2. #3bf2f2
  3. #3b3bf2

Analogous

  1. #f23b3b
  2. #f2973b
  3. #f2f23b

Triadic

  1. #f2973b
  2. #3bf297
  3. #973bf2

Tetradic

  1. #f2973b
  2. #96f23b
  3. #3b96f2
  4. #973bf2

Square

  1. #f2973b
  2. #3bf23b
  3. #3b96f2
  4. #f23bf2

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4a09
  2. #d3710e
  3. #f2973b
  4. #f7bd83
  5. #fce3ca

Shades

#f2973b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2973b
  2. #da8835
  3. #c2792f
  4. #a96a29
  5. #915b23
  6. #794c1e
  7. #613c18
  8. #492d12
  9. #301e0c
  10. #180f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2973b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2973b
  2. #f3a14f
  3. #f5ac62
  4. #f6b676
  5. #f7c189
  6. #f9cb9d
  7. #fad5b1
  8. #fbe0c4
  9. #fcead8
  10. #fef5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2973b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2973b
  2. #e79542
  3. #db9249
  4. #d09050
  5. #c48e57
  6. #b98c5e
  7. #ae8964
  8. #a2876b
  9. #978572
  10. #8b8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a02e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf9c34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daa93c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2973b {
  color: #f2973b;
}
Background
.bg-f2973b {
  background-color: #f2973b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2973b {
  border: 2px solid #f2973b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2973b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 151 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2973b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2973b, #f2f23b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2973b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 151 59 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.83 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.34 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.42 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.51 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.80 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.91 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.66 #0d68c4 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#f2973b  rgb(242, 151, 59)  hsl(30, 88%, 59%)  Carrot Orange
#3b96f2  rgb(59, 150, 242)  hsl(210, 88%, 59%)  Dodger Blue
#3bf297  rgb(59, 242, 151)  hsl(150, 88%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#973bf2  rgb(151, 59, 242)  hsl(270, 88%, 59%)  Vivid Violet