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#EC791E

#ec791e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec791e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 26.5°, with 84.43% saturation and 52.16% 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 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #ec791e
  2. #1e91ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec791e
  2. #1eece0
  3. #1e2aec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e2a
  2. #ec791e
  3. #ece01e

Triadic

  1. #ec791e
  2. #1eec79
  3. #791eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec791e
  2. #91ec1e
  3. #1e91ec
  4. #791eec

Square

  1. #ec791e
  2. #2aec1e
  3. #1e91ec
  4. #e01eec

Monochromatic

  1. #683309
  2. #af550f
  3. #ec791e
  4. #f2a365
  5. #f8cdab

Shades

#ec791e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec791e
  2. #d46d1b
  3. #bd6118
  4. #a55515
  5. #8e4912
  6. #763d0f
  7. #5e300c
  8. #472409
  9. #2f1806
  10. #180c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec791e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec791e
  2. #ee8635
  3. #f0944b
  4. #f2a162
  5. #f4af78
  6. #f6bc8f
  7. #f7c9a5
  8. #f9d7bc
  9. #fbe4d2
  10. #fdf2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec791e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec791e
  2. #e17a28
  3. #d67a32
  4. #cc7b3b
  5. #c17c45
  6. #b67d4f
  7. #ab7d59
  8. #a07e63
  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 #9b8804 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a31b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c18212 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce941c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa6a54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec791e {
  color: #ec791e;
}
Background
.bg-ec791e {
  background-color: #ec791e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec791e {
  border: 2px solid #ec791e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec791e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec791e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec791e, #ece01e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec791e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 30 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.86 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 3.89 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.39 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.57 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.63 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.69 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.70 #1386e1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ec791e  rgb(236, 121, 30)  hsl(27, 84%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#1e91ec  rgb(30, 145, 236)  hsl(207, 84%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#1eec79  rgb(30, 236, 121)  hsl(147, 84%, 52%)  Spring Green
#791eec  rgb(121, 30, 236)  hsl(267, 84%, 52%)  Electric Indigo