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#FC8929

#fc8929 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fc8929 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 53.73% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.63% magenta, 83.73% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.3°, with 97.24% saturation and 57.45% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.3875

Complementary

  1. #fc8929
  2. #299cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fc8929
  2. #29fcf3
  3. #2932fc

Analogous

  1. #fc2932
  2. #fc8929
  3. #fcf329

Triadic

  1. #fc8929
  2. #29fc89
  3. #8929fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc8929
  2. #9cfc29
  3. #299cfc
  4. #8929fc

Square

  1. #fc8929
  2. #32fc29
  3. #299cfc
  4. #f329fc

Monochromatic

  1. #8a4002
  2. #d66303
  3. #fc8929
  4. #fdb374
  5. #fedcc0

Shades

#fc8929 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc8929
  2. #e37b25
  3. #ca6e21
  4. #b0601d
  5. #975219
  6. #7e4515
  7. #653710
  8. #4c290c
  9. #321b08
  10. #190e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc8929 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc8929
  2. #fc953e
  3. #fda154
  4. #fdac69
  5. #fdb87f
  6. #fec494
  7. #fed0a9
  8. #fedcbf
  9. #fee7d4
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc8929 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc8929
  2. #f08832
  3. #e3873a
  4. #d78643
  5. #ca854c
  6. #be8555
  7. #b2845d
  8. #a58366
  9. #99826f
  10. #8c8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cf9c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0921f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dea328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7a61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc8929 {
  color: #fc8929;
}
Background
.bg-fc8929 {
  background-color: #fc8929;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc8929 {
  border: 2px solid #fc8929;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc8929;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 137 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc8929 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc8929, #fcf329);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc8929 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 137 41 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.73 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.63 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.83 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.47 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.41 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.72 #0376d6 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fc8929  rgb(252, 137, 41)  hsl(27, 97%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#299cfc  rgb(41, 156, 252)  hsl(207, 97%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#29fc89  rgb(41, 252, 137)  hsl(147, 97%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8929fc  rgb(137, 41, 252)  hsl(267, 97%, 57%)  Electric Violet