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#FF862E

#ff862e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff862e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 52.55% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.45% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.26°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #ff862e
  2. #2ea7ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff862e
  2. #2effee
  3. #2e3fff

Analogous

  1. #ff2e3f
  2. #ff862e
  3. #ffee2e

Triadic

  1. #ff862e
  2. #2eff86
  3. #862eff

Tetradic

  1. #ff862e
  2. #a7ff2e
  3. #2ea7ff
  4. #862eff

Square

  1. #ff862e
  2. #3fff2e
  3. #2ea7ff
  4. #ee2eff

Monochromatic

  1. #943e00
  2. #e15f00
  3. #ff862e
  4. #ffb27b
  5. #ffdfc7

Shades

#ff862e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff862e
  2. #e67929
  3. #cc6b25
  4. #b35e20
  5. #99501c
  6. #804317
  7. #663612
  8. #4d280e
  9. #331b09
  10. #1a0d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff862e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff862e
  2. #ff9243
  3. #ff9e58
  4. #ffaa6d
  5. #ffb682
  6. #ffc397
  7. #ffcfab
  8. #ffdbc0
  9. #ffe7d5
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff862e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff862e
  2. #f28536
  3. #e6853e
  4. #d98447
  5. #cc844f
  6. #c08357
  7. #b3825f
  8. #a68267
  9. #998170
  10. #8d8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d09b87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9961f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d19026 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfa22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7760 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff862e {
  color: #ff862e;
}
Background
.bg-ff862e {
  background-color: #ff862e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff862e {
  border: 2px solid #ff862e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff862e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 134 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff862e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff862e, #ffee2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff862e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 134 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.94 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 3.98 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.86 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.47 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.56 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.97 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.06 #0079d1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ff862e  rgb(255, 134, 46)  hsl(25, 100%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#2ea7ff  rgb(46, 167, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#2eff86  rgb(46, 255, 134)  hsl(145, 100%, 59%)  Spring Green
#862eff  rgb(134, 46, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 59%)  Electric Violet