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#FB8A36

#fb8a36 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fb8a36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.02% magenta, 78.49% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 25.58°, with 96.1% saturation and 59.8% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.3895

Complementary

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #36a7fb

Split complementary

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #36fbec
  3. #3644fb

Analogous

  1. #fb3644
  2. #fb8a36
  3. #fbec36

Triadic

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #36fb8a
  3. #8a36fb

Tetradic

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #a7fb36
  3. #36a7fb
  4. #8a36fb

Square

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #44fb36
  3. #36a7fb
  4. #ec36fb

Monochromatic

  1. #954103
  2. #e06204
  3. #fb8a36
  4. #fcb681
  5. #fee1cc

Shades

#fb8a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #e27c31
  3. #c96e2b
  4. #b06126
  5. #975320
  6. #7e451b
  7. #643716
  8. #4b2910
  9. #321c0b
  10. #190e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb8a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #fb964a
  3. #fca15e
  4. #fcad72
  5. #fdb986
  6. #fdc59b
  7. #fdd0af
  8. #fedcc3
  9. #fee8d7
  10. #fff3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb8a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb8a36
  2. #ef893d
  3. #e28845
  4. #d6874c
  5. #ca8654
  6. #be855b
  7. #b18462
  8. #a5836a
  9. #998271
  10. #8c8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab982a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0932f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda335 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb8a36 {
  color: #fb8a36;
}
Background
.bg-fb8a36 {
  background-color: #fb8a36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb8a36 {
  border: 2px solid #fb8a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb8a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 138 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb8a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb8a36, #fbec36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb8a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 138 54 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.22 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.05 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.14 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.22 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.30 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.11 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.38 #0475c9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fb8a36  rgb(251, 138, 54)  hsl(26, 96%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#36a7fb  rgb(54, 167, 251)  hsl(206, 96%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#36fb8a  rgb(54, 251, 138)  hsl(146, 96%, 60%)  Spring Green
#8a36fb  rgb(138, 54, 251)  hsl(266, 96%, 60%)  Electric Violet