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#F38121

#f38121 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f38121 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 50.59% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.91% magenta, 86.42% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 27.43°, with 89.74% saturation and 54.12% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.3487

Complementary

  1. #f38121
  2. #2193f3

Split complementary

  1. #f38121
  2. #21f3ea
  3. #212af3

Analogous

  1. #f3212a
  2. #f38121
  3. #f3ea21

Triadic

  1. #f38121
  2. #21f381
  3. #8121f3

Tetradic

  1. #f38121
  2. #93f321
  3. #2193f3
  4. #8121f3

Square

  1. #f38121
  2. #2af321
  3. #2193f3
  4. #ea21f3

Monochromatic

  1. #753906
  2. #bd5c0a
  3. #f38121
  4. #f7aa6a
  5. #fbd3b2

Shades

#f38121 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f38121
  2. #db741e
  3. #c2671a
  4. #aa5a17
  5. #924d14
  6. #7a4111
  7. #61340d
  8. #49270a
  9. #311a07
  10. #180d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#f38121 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f38121
  2. #f48e37
  3. #f59a4d
  4. #f7a764
  5. #f8b37a
  6. #f9c090
  7. #facda6
  8. #fbd9bc
  9. #fde6d3
  10. #fef2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f38121 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f38121
  2. #e8812b
  3. #dc8134
  4. #d1813e
  5. #c58147
  6. #ba8151
  7. #ae805a
  8. #a38064
  9. #97806d
  10. #8c8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c88a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d59b20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff725a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f38121 {
  color: #f38121;
}
Background
.bg-f38121 {
  background-color: #f38121;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f38121 {
  border: 2px solid #f38121;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f38121;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 129 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 90% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f38121 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f38121, #f3ea21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f38121 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 129 33 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.12 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.61 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.48 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.85 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.69 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.62 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.68 #0c7ede Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#f38121  rgb(243, 129, 33)  hsl(27, 90%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#2193f3  rgb(33, 147, 243)  hsl(207, 90%, 54%)  Dodger Blue
#21f381  rgb(33, 243, 129)  hsl(147, 90%, 54%)  Spring Green
#8121f3  rgb(129, 33, 243)  hsl(267, 90%, 54%)  Electric Violet