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#FF8926

#ff8926 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8926 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 53.73% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 85.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.37°, with 100% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.3929

Complementary

  1. #ff8926
  2. #269cff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8926
  2. #26fff5
  3. #2630ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2630
  2. #ff8926
  3. #fff526

Triadic

  1. #ff8926
  2. #26ff89
  3. #8926ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8926
  2. #9cff26
  3. #269cff
  4. #8926ff

Square

  1. #ff8926
  2. #30ff26
  3. #269cff
  4. #f526ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4000
  2. #d86300
  3. #ff8926
  4. #ffb372
  5. #ffdcbf

Shades

#ff8926 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8926
  2. #e67b22
  3. #cc6e1e
  4. #b3601b
  5. #995217
  6. #804513
  7. #66370f
  8. #4d290b
  9. #331b08
  10. #1a0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8926 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8926
  2. #ff953c
  3. #ffa151
  4. #ffac67
  5. #ffb87d
  6. #ffc493
  7. #ffd0a8
  8. #ffdcbe
  9. #ffe7d4
  10. #fff3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8926 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8926
  2. #f2882f
  3. #e68738
  4. #d98641
  5. #cc854a
  6. #c08553
  7. #b3845c
  8. #a68365
  9. #99826e
  10. #8d8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d19d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac980e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2921a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0a425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8926 {
  color: #ff8926;
}
Background
.bg-ff8926 {
  background-color: #ff8926;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8926 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8926;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8926;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 137 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8926 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8926, #fff526);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8926 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 137 38 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.24 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.53 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.02 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.45 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.30 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.73 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.79 #0076d9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ff8926  rgb(255, 137, 38)  hsl(27, 100%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#269cff  rgb(38, 156, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#26ff89  rgb(38, 255, 137)  hsl(147, 100%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8926ff  rgb(137, 38, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 57%)  Electric Violet