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#FA8B2D

#fa8b2d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa8b2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.51% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.4% magenta, 82% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.51°, with 95.35% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.3898

Complementary

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #2d9cfa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #2dfaf1
  3. #2d35fa

Analogous

  1. #fa2d35
  2. #fa8b2d
  3. #faf12d

Triadic

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #2dfa8b
  3. #8b2dfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #9cfa2d
  3. #2d9cfa
  4. #8b2dfa

Square

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #35fa2d
  3. #2d9cfa
  4. #f12dfa

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4103
  2. #d56505
  3. #fa8b2d
  4. #fcb478
  5. #fedec2

Shades

#fa8b2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #e17d29
  3. #c86f24
  4. #af6120
  5. #96531b
  6. #7d4617
  7. #643812
  8. #4b2a0e
  9. #321c09
  10. #190e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8b2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #fb9742
  3. #fba257
  4. #fcae6c
  5. #fcb981
  6. #fdc596
  7. #fdd1ab
  8. #fedcc0
  9. #fee8d5
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8b2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8b2d
  2. #ee8a35
  3. #e2893e
  4. #d58846
  5. #c9874e
  6. #bd8657
  7. #b1845f
  8. #a58367
  9. #98826f
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac981c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d09324 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda42c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7d63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8b2d {
  color: #fa8b2d;
}
Background
.bg-fa8b2d {
  background-color: #fa8b2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8b2d {
  border: 2px solid #fa8b2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8b2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 139 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8b2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8b2d, #faf12d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8b2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 139 45 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.42 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.46 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.66 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.51 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.05 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.10 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.59 #0574d2 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa8b2d  rgb(250, 139, 45)  hsl(28, 95%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#2d9cfa  rgb(45, 156, 250)  hsl(208, 95%, 58%)  Dodger Blue
#2dfa8b  rgb(45, 250, 139)  hsl(148, 95%, 58%)  Spring Green
#8b2dfa  rgb(139, 45, 250)  hsl(268, 95%, 58%)  Electric Violet