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#FF8728

#ff8728 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8728 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 52.94% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 84.31% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.51°, with 100% saturation and 57.84% 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 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.3874

Complementary

  1. #ff8728
  2. #28a0ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8728
  2. #28fff2
  3. #2834ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2834
  2. #ff8728
  3. #fff228

Triadic

  1. #ff8728
  2. #28ff87
  3. #8728ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8728
  2. #a0ff28
  3. #28a0ff
  4. #8728ff

Square

  1. #ff8728
  2. #34ff28
  3. #28a0ff
  4. #f228ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8e3f00
  2. #da6100
  3. #ff8728
  4. #ffb274
  5. #ffdcc1

Shades

#ff8728 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8728
  2. #e67a24
  3. #cc6c20
  4. #b35f1c
  5. #995118
  6. #804414
  7. #663610
  8. #4d290c
  9. #331b08
  10. #1a0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8728 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8728
  2. #ff933e
  3. #ff9f53
  4. #ffab69
  5. #ffb77e
  6. #ffc394
  7. #ffcfa9
  8. #ffdbbf
  9. #ffe7d4
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8728 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8728
  2. #f28631
  3. #e6863a
  4. #d98542
  5. #cc844b
  6. #c08454
  7. #b3835d
  8. #a68266
  9. #99816e
  10. #8d8177
  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 #d09b87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2911d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0a227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7860 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8728 {
  color: #ff8728;
}
Background
.bg-ff8728 {
  background-color: #ff8728;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8728 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8728;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8728;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 135 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8728 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8728, #fff228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8728 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 135 40 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.44 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.37 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.60 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.64 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.97 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.24 #0078d7 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ff8728  rgb(255, 135, 40)  hsl(27, 100%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#28a0ff  rgb(40, 160, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#28ff87  rgb(40, 255, 135)  hsl(147, 100%, 58%)  Spring Green
#8728ff  rgb(135, 40, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 58%)  Electric Violet