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#FF8A35

#ff8a35 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8a35 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 54.12% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 79.22% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.25°, with 100% saturation and 60.39% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3969

Complementary

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #35aaff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #35ffef
  3. #3545ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3545
  2. #ff8a35
  3. #ffef35

Triadic

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #35ff8a
  3. #8a35ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #aaff35
  3. #35aaff
  4. #8a35ff

Square

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #45ff35
  3. #35aaff
  4. #ef35ff

Monochromatic

  1. #9b4100
  2. #e76100
  3. #ff8a35
  4. #ffb681
  5. #ffe3ce

Shades

#ff8a35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #e67c30
  3. #cc6e2a
  4. #b36125
  5. #995320
  6. #80451b
  7. #663715
  8. #4d2910
  9. #331c0b
  10. #1a0e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8a35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #ff9649
  3. #ffa15d
  4. #ffad72
  5. #ffb986
  6. #ffc59a
  7. #ffd0ae
  8. #ffdcc2
  9. #ffe8d7
  10. #fff3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8a35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8a35
  2. #f2893d
  3. #e68844
  4. #d9874c
  5. #cc8653
  6. #c0855b
  7. #b38462
  8. #a6836a
  9. #998271
  10. #8d8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d19e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9928 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2932e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0a434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8a35 {
  color: #ff8a35;
}
Background
.bg-ff8a35 {
  background-color: #ff8a35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8a35 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8a35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8a35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 138 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8a35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8a35, #ffef35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8a35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 138 53 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.89 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.87 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.05 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.33 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.65 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.62 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.66 #0075ca Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ff8a35  rgb(255, 138, 53)  hsl(25, 100%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#35aaff  rgb(53, 170, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#35ff8a  rgb(53, 255, 138)  hsl(145, 100%, 60%)  Spring Green
#8a35ff  rgb(138, 53, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 60%)  Vivid Violet