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#FB8A2C

#fb8a2c ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fb8a2c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 54.12% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.02% magenta, 82.47% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 27.25°, with 96.28% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.3887

Complementary

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #2c9dfb

Split complementary

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #2cfbf2
  3. #2c35fb

Analogous

  1. #fb2c35
  2. #fb8a2c
  3. #fbf22c

Triadic

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #2cfb8a
  3. #8a2cfb

Tetradic

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #9dfb2c
  3. #2c9dfb
  4. #8a2cfb

Square

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #35fb2c
  3. #2c9dfb
  4. #f22cfb

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4103
  2. #d66404
  3. #fb8a2c
  4. #fcb477
  5. #feddc2

Shades

#fb8a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #e27c28
  3. #c96e23
  4. #b0611f
  5. #97531a
  6. #7e4516
  7. #643712
  8. #4b290d
  9. #321c09
  10. #190e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb8a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #fb9641
  3. #fca156
  4. #fcad6b
  5. #fdb980
  6. #fdc596
  7. #fdd0ab
  8. #fedcc0
  9. #fee8d5
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb8a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb8a2c
  2. #ef8934
  3. #e2883d
  4. #d68745
  5. #ca864e
  6. #be8556
  7. #b1845e
  8. #a58367
  9. #99826f
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab981a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d09222 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda32b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb8a2c {
  color: #fb8a2c;
}
Background
.bg-fb8a2c {
  background-color: #fb8a2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb8a2c {
  border: 2px solid #fb8a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb8a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 138 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb8a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb8a2c, #fbf22c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb8a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 138 44 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.58 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.66 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.85 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.68 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.88 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.35 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.75 #0475d3 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fb8a2c  rgb(251, 138, 44)  hsl(27, 96%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#2c9dfb  rgb(44, 157, 251)  hsl(207, 96%, 58%)  Dodger Blue
#2cfb8a  rgb(44, 251, 138)  hsl(147, 96%, 58%)  Spring Green
#8a2cfb  rgb(138, 44, 251)  hsl(267, 96%, 58%)  Electric Violet