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#FA9046

#fa9046 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa9046 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 56.47% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.4% magenta, 72% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 24.67°, with 94.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.4071

Complementary

  1. #fa9046
  2. #46b0fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa9046
  2. #46faea
  3. #4656fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4656
  2. #fa9046
  3. #faea46

Triadic

  1. #fa9046
  2. #46fa90
  3. #9046fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa9046
  2. #b0fa46
  3. #46b0fa
  4. #9046fa

Square

  1. #fa9046
  2. #56fa46
  3. #46b0fa
  4. #ea46fa

Monochromatic

  1. #a34504
  2. #ed6506
  3. #fa9046
  4. #fcbd91
  5. #fee9db

Shades

#fa9046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa9046
  2. #e1823f
  3. #c87338
  4. #af6531
  5. #96562a
  6. #7d4823
  7. #643a1c
  8. #4b2b15
  9. #321d0e
  10. #190e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa9046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa9046
  2. #fb9b59
  3. #fba66b
  4. #fcb17e
  5. #fcbc90
  6. #fdc8a3
  7. #fdd3b5
  8. #fedec8
  9. #fee9da
  10. #fff4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa9046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa9046
  2. #ee8e4c
  3. #e28d52
  4. #d58b57
  5. #c98a5d
  6. #bd8863
  7. #b18669
  8. #a5856f
  9. #988374
  10. #8c827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfa18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9d3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b445 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d19841 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dea746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff836d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa9046 {
  color: #fa9046;
}
Background
.bg-fa9046 {
  background-color: #fa9046;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa9046 {
  border: 2px solid #fa9046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa9046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 144 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa9046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa9046, #faea46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa9046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 144 70 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.27 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.12 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.00 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.33 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.38 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.55 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.61 #056fb9 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa9046  rgb(250, 144, 70)  hsl(25, 95%, 63%)  Cadmium Orange
#46b0fa  rgb(70, 176, 250)  hsl(205, 95%, 63%)  Maya Blue
#46fa90  rgb(70, 250, 144)  hsl(145, 95%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green
#9046fa  rgb(144, 70, 250)  hsl(265, 95%, 63%)  Vivid Violet