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#FB8827

#fb8827 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fb8827 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 53.33% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.82% magenta, 84.46% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 27.45°, with 96.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.3826

Complementary

  1. #fb8827
  2. #279afb

Split complementary

  1. #fb8827
  2. #27fbf2
  3. #2730fb

Analogous

  1. #fb2730
  2. #fb8827
  3. #fbf227

Triadic

  1. #fb8827
  2. #27fb88
  3. #8827fb

Tetradic

  1. #fb8827
  2. #9afb27
  3. #279afb
  4. #8827fb

Square

  1. #fb8827
  2. #30fb27
  3. #279afb
  4. #f227fb

Monochromatic

  1. #863f02
  2. #d26204
  3. #fb8827
  4. #fcb172
  5. #fedbbd

Shades

#fb8827 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb8827
  2. #e27a23
  3. #c96d1f
  4. #b05f1b
  5. #975217
  6. #7e4414
  7. #643610
  8. #4b290c
  9. #321b08
  10. #190e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb8827 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb8827
  2. #fb943d
  3. #fca052
  4. #fcac68
  5. #fdb87d
  6. #fdc493
  7. #fdcfa9
  8. #fedbbe
  9. #fee7d4
  10. #fff3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb8827 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb8827
  2. #ef8730
  3. #e28639
  4. #d68642
  5. #ca854b
  6. #be8454
  7. #b1835c
  8. #a58265
  9. #99826e
  10. #8c8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9611 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf911c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda226 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7960 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb8827 {
  color: #fb8827;
}
Background
.bg-fb8827 {
  background-color: #fb8827;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb8827 {
  border: 2px solid #fb8827;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb8827;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 136 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb8827 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb8827, #fbf227);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb8827 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 136 39 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.55 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.60 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.63 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.37 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.00 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.21 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.79 #0477d8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fb8827  rgb(251, 136, 39)  hsl(27, 96%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#279afb  rgb(39, 154, 251)  hsl(207, 96%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#27fb88  rgb(39, 251, 136)  hsl(147, 96%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8827fb  rgb(136, 39, 251)  hsl(267, 96%, 57%)  Electric Violet