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#FB8A30

#fb8a30 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fb8a30 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.02% magenta, 80.88% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 26.6°, with 96.21% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.389

Complementary

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #30a1fb

Split complementary

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #30fbef
  3. #303cfb

Analogous

  1. #fb303c
  2. #fb8a30
  3. #fbef30

Triadic

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #30fb8a
  3. #8a30fb

Tetradic

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #a1fb30
  3. #30a1fb
  4. #8a30fb

Square

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #3cfb30
  3. #30a1fb
  4. #ef30fb

Monochromatic

  1. #8f4103
  2. #da6304
  3. #fb8a30
  4. #fcb47b
  5. #fedfc6

Shades

#fb8a30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #e27c2b
  3. #c96e26
  4. #b06122
  5. #97531d
  6. #7e4518
  7. #643713
  8. #4b290e
  9. #321c0a
  10. #190e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb8a30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #fb9645
  3. #fca159
  4. #fcad6e
  5. #fdb983
  6. #fdc598
  7. #fdd0ac
  8. #fedcc1
  9. #fee8d6
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb8a30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb8a30
  2. #ef8938
  3. #e28840
  4. #d68748
  5. #ca8650
  6. #be8558
  7. #b18460
  8. #a58368
  9. #998270
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9821 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d09228 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb8a30 {
  color: #fb8a30;
}
Background
.bg-fb8a30 {
  background-color: #fb8a30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb8a30 {
  border: 2px solid #fb8a30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb8a30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 138 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb8a30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb8a30, #fbef30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb8a30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 138 48 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.75 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.22 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.35 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.40 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.19 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.34 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.77 #0475cf Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fb8a30  rgb(251, 138, 48)  hsl(27, 96%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#30a1fb  rgb(48, 161, 251)  hsl(207, 96%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#30fb8a  rgb(48, 251, 138)  hsl(147, 96%, 59%)  Spring Green
#8a30fb  rgb(138, 48, 251)  hsl(267, 96%, 59%)  Electric Violet