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#FA8735

#fa8735 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa8735 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 52.94% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 78.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 24.97°, with 95.17% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.3791

Complementary

  1. #fa8735
  2. #35a8fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8735
  2. #35fae9
  3. #3546fa

Analogous

  1. #fa3546
  2. #fa8735
  3. #fae935

Triadic

  1. #fa8735
  2. #35fa87
  3. #8735fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8735
  2. #a8fa35
  3. #35a8fa
  4. #8735fa

Square

  1. #fa8735
  2. #46fa35
  3. #35a8fa
  4. #e935fa

Monochromatic

  1. #923f04
  2. #dd5f05
  3. #fa8735
  4. #fcb380
  5. #fee0ca

Shades

#fa8735 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8735
  2. #e17a30
  3. #c86c2a
  4. #af5f25
  5. #965120
  6. #7d441b
  7. #643615
  8. #4b2910
  9. #321b0b
  10. #190e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8735 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8735
  2. #fb9349
  3. #fb9f5d
  4. #fcab72
  5. #fcb786
  6. #fdc39a
  7. #fdcfae
  8. #fedbc2
  9. #fee7d7
  10. #fff3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8735 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8735
  2. #ee863d
  3. #e28644
  4. #d5854c
  5. #c98453
  6. #bd845b
  7. #b18362
  8. #a5826a
  9. #988171
  10. #8c8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cd9a87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89629 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ce902e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dca134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8735 {
  color: #fa8735;
}
Background
.bg-fa8735 {
  background-color: #fa8735;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8735 {
  border: 2px solid #fa8735;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8735;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 135 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 95% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8735 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8735, #fae935);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8735 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 135 53 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.47 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.27 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.60 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.61 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.81 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.54 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.78 #0578ca Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa8735  rgb(250, 135, 53)  hsl(25, 95%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#35a8fa  rgb(53, 168, 250)  hsl(205, 95%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#35fa87  rgb(53, 250, 135)  hsl(145, 95%, 59%)  Spring Green
#8735fa  rgb(135, 53, 250)  hsl(265, 95%, 59%)  Electric Violet