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#EC791D

#ec791d ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec791d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #ec791d
  2. #1d90ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec791d
  2. #1dece1
  3. #1d28ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1d28
  2. #ec791d
  3. #ece11d

Triadic

  1. #ec791d
  2. #1dec79
  3. #791dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec791d
  2. #90ec1d
  3. #1d90ec
  4. #791dec

Square

  1. #ec791d
  2. #28ec1d
  3. #1d90ec
  4. #e11dec

Monochromatic

  1. #673309
  2. #ae550f
  3. #ec791d
  4. #f2a364
  5. #f8cdaa

Shades

#ec791d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec791d
  2. #d46d1a
  3. #bd6117
  4. #a55514
  5. #8e4911
  6. #763d0f
  7. #5e300c
  8. #472409
  9. #2f1806
  10. #180c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec791d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec791d
  2. #ee8634
  3. #f0944a
  4. #f2a161
  5. #f4af77
  6. #f6bc8e
  7. #f7c9a5
  8. #f9d7bb
  9. #fbe4d2
  10. #fdf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec791d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec791d
  2. #e17a27
  3. #d67a31
  4. #cc7b3b
  5. #c17c45
  6. #b67d4f
  7. #ab7d58
  8. #a07e62
  9. #967f6c
  10. #8b7f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8802 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a31a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18210 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce941b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6a54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec791d {
  color: #ec791d;
}
Background
.bg-ec791d {
  background-color: #ec791d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec791d {
  border: 2px solid #ec791d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec791d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec791d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec791d, #ece11d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec791d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 29 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.82 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 3.95 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.29 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.60 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.61 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.65 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.73 #1386e2 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec791d  rgb(236, 121, 29)  hsl(27, 84%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#1d90ec  rgb(29, 144, 236)  hsl(207, 84%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#1dec79  rgb(29, 236, 121)  hsl(147, 84%, 52%)  Spring Green
#791dec  rgb(121, 29, 236)  hsl(267, 84%, 52%)  Electric Indigo