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#E27C19

#e27c19 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e27c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.13% magenta, 88.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 29.55°, with 80.08% saturation and 49.22% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.3065

Complementary

  1. #e27c19
  2. #197fe2

Split complementary

  1. #e27c19
  2. #19e2e1
  3. #191be2

Analogous

  1. #e2191b
  2. #e27c19
  3. #e2e119

Triadic

  1. #e27c19
  2. #19e27c
  3. #7c19e2

Tetradic

  1. #e27c19
  2. #7fe219
  3. #197fe2
  4. #7c19e2

Square

  1. #e27c19
  2. #1be219
  3. #197fe2
  4. #e119e2

Monochromatic

  1. #58300a
  2. #9d5611
  3. #e27c19
  4. #eda35b
  5. #f4c9a0

Shades

#e27c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e27c19
  2. #cb7017
  3. #b56314
  4. #9e5712
  5. #884a0f
  6. #713e0d
  7. #5a320a
  8. #442508
  9. #2d1905
  10. #170c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e27c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e27c19
  2. #e58930
  3. #e89647
  4. #eba35e
  5. #eeb075
  6. #f1be8c
  7. #f3cba3
  8. #f6d8ba
  9. #f9e5d1
  10. #fcf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e27c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e27c19
  2. #d87c23
  3. #ce7d2e
  4. #c57d38
  5. #bb7e42
  6. #b17e4d
  7. #a77e57
  8. #9d7f61
  9. #947f6b
  10. #8a8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8656b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8308 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c89318 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef6f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e27c19 {
  color: #e27c19;
}
Background
.bg-e27c19 {
  background-color: #e27c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e27c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e27c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e27c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e27c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e27c19, #e2e119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e27c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.02 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.08 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.47 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.67 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.81 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.55 #1d83e6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e27c19  rgb(226, 124, 25)  hsl(30, 80%, 49%)  Cadmium Orange
#197fe2  rgb(25, 127, 226)  hsl(210, 80%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#19e27c  rgb(25, 226, 124)  hsl(150, 80%, 49%)  Malachite
#7c19e2  rgb(124, 25, 226)  hsl(270, 80%, 49%)  Blue Violet