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#E38136

#e38136 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e38136 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 50.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.17% magenta, 76.21% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 26.01°, with 75.55% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.323

Complementary

  1. #e38136
  2. #3698e3

Split complementary

  1. #e38136
  2. #36e3d8
  3. #3642e3

Analogous

  1. #e33642
  2. #e38136
  3. #e3d836

Triadic

  1. #e38136
  2. #36e381
  3. #8136e3

Tetradic

  1. #e38136
  2. #98e336
  3. #3698e3
  4. #8136e3

Square

  1. #e38136
  2. #42e336
  3. #3698e3
  4. #d836e3

Monochromatic

  1. #703a10
  2. #b45c19
  3. #e38136
  4. #ecab79
  5. #f6d5bc

Shades

#e38136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e38136
  2. #cc7431
  3. #b6672b
  4. #9f5a26
  5. #884d20
  6. #72411b
  7. #5b3416
  8. #442710
  9. #2d1a0b
  10. #170d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e38136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e38136
  2. #e68e4a
  3. #e99a5e
  4. #eba772
  5. #eeb386
  6. #f1c09b
  7. #f4cdaf
  8. #f7d9c3
  9. #f9e6d7
  10. #fcf2eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e38136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e38136
  2. #d9813d
  3. #cf8145
  4. #c5814c
  5. #bb8154
  6. #b2815b
  7. #a88062
  8. #9e806a
  9. #948071
  10. #8a8079
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc917e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f86c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8830 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c99636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0755f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e38136 {
  color: #e38136;
}
Background
.bg-e38136 {
  background-color: #e38136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e38136 {
  border: 2px solid #e38136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e38136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 129 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 76% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e38136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e38136, #e3d836);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e38136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 129 54 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.09 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.14 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.45 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.53 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.59 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.74 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.77 #1c7ec9 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#e38136  rgb(227, 129, 54)  hsl(26, 76%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3698e3  rgb(54, 152, 227)  hsl(206, 76%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#36e381  rgb(54, 227, 129)  hsl(146, 76%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#8136e3  rgb(129, 54, 227)  hsl(266, 76%, 55%)  Blue Violet