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#F38D2E

#f38d2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f38d2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.29% red, 55.29% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.98% magenta, 81.07% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 28.93°, with 89.14% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.383

Complementary

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #2e94f3

Split complementary

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #2ef3ef
  3. #2e32f3

Analogous

  1. #f32e32
  2. #f38d2e
  3. #f3ef2e

Triadic

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #2ef38d
  3. #8d2ef3

Tetradic

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #94f32e
  3. #2e94f3
  4. #8d2ef3

Square

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #32f32e
  3. #2e94f3
  4. #ef2ef3

Monochromatic

  1. #814207
  2. #c9670c
  3. #f38d2e
  4. #f7b476
  5. #fbdcbf

Shades

#f38d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #db7f29
  3. #c27125
  4. #aa6320
  5. #92551c
  6. #7a4717
  7. #613812
  8. #492a0e
  9. #311c09
  10. #180e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#f38d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #f49843
  3. #f5a458
  4. #f7af6d
  5. #f8bb82
  6. #f9c697
  7. #fad1ab
  8. #fbddc0
  9. #fde8d5
  10. #fef4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f38d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f38d2e
  2. #e88c36
  3. #dc8a3e
  4. #d18947
  5. #c5884f
  6. #ba8757
  7. #ae855f
  8. #a38467
  9. #978370
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ca9d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac981d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b02e ≈ 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-f38d2e {
  color: #f38d2e;
}
Background
.bg-f38d2e {
  background-color: #f38d2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f38d2e {
  border: 2px solid #f38d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f38d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 243 141 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 89% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f38d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f38d2e, #f3ef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f38d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(243 141 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 1.90 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.86 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.16 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.76 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.67 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.75 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.65 #0c72d1 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#f38d2e  rgb(243, 141, 46)  hsl(29, 89%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e94f3  rgb(46, 148, 243)  hsl(209, 89%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#2ef38d  rgb(46, 243, 141)  hsl(149, 89%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#8d2ef3  rgb(141, 46, 243)  hsl(269, 89%, 57%)  Blue Violet