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#FA8A2E

#fa8a2e ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa8a2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 81.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.06°, with 95.33% saturation and 58.04% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #2e9efa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #2efaf0
  3. #2e38fa

Analogous

  1. #fa2e38
  2. #fa8a2e
  3. #faf02e

Triadic

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #2efa8a
  3. #8a2efa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #9efa2e
  3. #2e9efa
  4. #8a2efa

Square

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #38fa2e
  3. #2e9efa
  4. #f02efa

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4103
  2. #d66305
  3. #fa8a2e
  4. #fcb479
  5. #fedec3

Shades

#fa8a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #e17c29
  3. #c86e25
  4. #af6120
  5. #96531c
  6. #7d4517
  7. #643712
  8. #4b290e
  9. #321c09
  10. #190e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #fb9643
  3. #fba158
  4. #fcad6d
  5. #fcb982
  6. #fdc597
  7. #fdd0ab
  8. #fedcc0
  9. #fee8d5
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8a2e
  2. #ee8936
  3. #e2883e
  4. #d58747
  5. #c9864f
  6. #bd8557
  7. #b1845f
  8. #a58367
  9. #988270
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab981e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf9225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8a2e {
  color: #fa8a2e;
}
Background
.bg-fa8a2e {
  background-color: #fa8a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8a2e {
  border: 2px solid #fa8a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 138 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8a2e, #faf02e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 138 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.46 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.87 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.95 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.63 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.93 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.37 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.59 #0575d1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa8a2e  rgb(250, 138, 46)  hsl(27, 95%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#2e9efa  rgb(46, 158, 250)  hsl(207, 95%, 58%)  Dodger Blue
#2efa8a  rgb(46, 250, 138)  hsl(147, 95%, 58%)  Spring Green
#8a2efa  rgb(138, 46, 250)  hsl(267, 95%, 58%)  Electric Violet