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#FF8525

#ff8525 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8525 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 52.16% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 85.49% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.42°, with 100% saturation and 57.25% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #ff8525
  2. #259fff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8525
  2. #25fff2
  3. #2532ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2532
  2. #ff8525
  3. #fff225

Triadic

  1. #ff8525
  2. #25ff85
  3. #8525ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8525
  2. #9fff25
  3. #259fff
  4. #8525ff

Square

  1. #ff8525
  2. #32ff25
  3. #259fff
  4. #f225ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8b3d00
  2. #d75f00
  3. #ff8525
  4. #ffb071
  5. #ffdbbe

Shades

#ff8525 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8525
  2. #e67821
  3. #cc6a1e
  4. #b35d1a
  5. #995016
  6. #804313
  7. #66350f
  8. #4d280b
  9. #331b07
  10. #1a0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8525 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8525
  2. #ff913b
  3. #ff9d51
  4. #ffaa66
  5. #ffb67c
  6. #ffc292
  7. #ffcea8
  8. #ffdabe
  9. #ffe7d3
  10. #fff3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8525 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8525
  2. #f2852e
  3. #e68437
  4. #d98440
  5. #cc8349
  6. #c08353
  7. #b3825c
  8. #a68265
  9. #99816e
  10. #8d8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d09a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9950e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d18f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfa123 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff755e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8525 {
  color: #ff8525;
}
Background
.bg-ff8525 {
  background-color: #ff8525;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8525 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8525;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8525;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 133 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8525 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8525, #fff225);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8525 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 133 37 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.57 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.19 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.64 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.71 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.80 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.35 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.37 #007ada Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ff8525  rgb(255, 133, 37)  hsl(26, 100%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#259fff  rgb(37, 159, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#25ff85  rgb(37, 255, 133)  hsl(146, 100%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8525ff  rgb(133, 37, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 57%)  Electric Violet