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#EC7903

#ec7903 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec7903 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 98.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 30.39°, with 97.49% saturation and 46.86% 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.3151

Complementary

  1. #ec7903
  2. #0376ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7903
  2. #03eaec
  3. #0503ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0503
  2. #ec7903
  3. #eaec03

Triadic

  1. #ec7903
  2. #03ec79
  3. #7903ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7903
  2. #76ec03
  3. #0376ec
  4. #7903ec

Square

  1. #ec7903
  2. #03ec05
  3. #0376ec
  4. #ec03ea

Monochromatic

  1. #552c01
  2. #a05202
  3. #ec7903
  4. #fd9f3f
  5. #fec58a

Shades

#ec7903 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7903
  2. #d46d03
  3. #bd6102
  4. #a55502
  5. #8e4902
  6. #763d02
  7. #5e3001
  8. #472401
  9. #2f1801
  10. #180c00
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7903 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7903
  2. #ee861c
  3. #f09435
  4. #f2a14f
  5. #f4af68
  6. #f6bc81
  7. #f7c99a
  8. #f9d7b3
  9. #fbe4cd
  10. #fdf2e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7903 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7903
  2. #e17a10
  3. #d67a1c
  4. #cc7b29
  5. #c17c35
  6. #b67d42
  7. #ab7d4e
  8. #a07e5b
  9. #967f67
  10. #8b7f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7903 {
  color: #ec7903;
}
Background
.bg-ec7903 {
  background-color: #ec7903;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7903 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7903;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7903;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7903 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7903, #eaec03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7903 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 3 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.62 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.84 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.04 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.29 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.96 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.32 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.76 #1386fc Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec7903  rgb(236, 121, 3)  hsl(30, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Orange
#0376ec  rgb(3, 118, 236)  hsl(210, 97%, 47%)  Brandeis Blue
#03ec79  rgb(3, 236, 121)  hsl(150, 97%, 47%)  Spring Green
#7903ec  rgb(121, 3, 236)  hsl(270, 97%, 47%)  Electric Indigo