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#EF8F4E

#ef8f4e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef8f4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 56.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.17% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 24.22°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.3855

Complementary

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #4eaeef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #4eefdf
  3. #4e5eef

Analogous

  1. #ef4e5e
  2. #ef8f4e
  3. #efdf4e

Triadic

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #4eef8f
  3. #8f4eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #aeef4e
  3. #4eaeef
  4. #8f4eef

Square

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #5eef4e
  3. #4eaeef
  4. #df4eef

Monochromatic

  1. #96450e
  2. #dd6514
  3. #ef8f4e
  4. #f5bb94
  5. #fce8da

Shades

#ef8f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #d78146
  3. #bf723e
  4. #a76437
  5. #8f562f
  6. #784827
  7. #60391f
  8. #482b17
  9. #301d10
  10. #180e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #f19a60
  3. #f2a571
  4. #f4b183
  5. #f5bc95
  6. #f7c7a7
  7. #f9d2b8
  8. #faddca
  9. #fce9dc
  10. #fdf4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8f4e
  2. #e48e53
  3. #d98c58
  4. #ce8b5d
  5. #c38962
  6. #b88867
  7. #ac866c
  8. #a18571
  9. #968376
  10. #8b827b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c89e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9a47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1af4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca964a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a34e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc8470 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8f4e {
  color: #ef8f4e;
}
Background
.bg-ef8f4e {
  background-color: #ef8f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8f4e {
  border: 2px solid #ef8f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 143 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8f4e, #efdf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 143 78 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.49 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.59 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.16 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.31 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.93 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 7.09 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.37 #1070b1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#ef8f4e  rgb(239, 143, 78)  hsl(24, 83%, 62%)  Cadmium Orange
#4eaeef  rgb(78, 174, 239)  hsl(204, 83%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#4eef8f  rgb(78, 239, 143)  hsl(144, 83%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#8f4eef  rgb(143, 78, 239)  hsl(264, 83%, 62%)  Blue Violet