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#C5511E

#c5511e ≈ Sinopia

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c5511e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 31.76% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.88% magenta, 84.77% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 18.32°, with 73.57% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sinopia (#cb410b), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #c5511e
  2. #1e92c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5511e
  2. #1ec5a4
  3. #1e3fc5

Analogous

  1. #c51e3f
  2. #c5511e
  3. #c5a41e

Triadic

  1. #c5511e
  2. #1ec551
  3. #511ec5

Tetradic

  1. #c5511e
  2. #92c51e
  3. #1e92c5
  4. #511ec5

Square

  1. #c5511e
  2. #3fc51e
  3. #1e92c5
  4. #a41ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #401a0a
  2. #833614
  3. #c5511e
  4. #e47a4c
  5. #eeab8e

Shades

#c5511e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5511e
  2. #b1491b
  3. #9e4118
  4. #8a3915
  5. #763112
  6. #63290f
  7. #4f200c
  8. #3b1809
  9. #271006
  10. #140803
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5511e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5511e
  2. #cb6235
  3. #d1744b
  4. #d68562
  5. #dc9778
  6. #e2a88f
  7. #e8b9a5
  8. #eecbbc
  9. #f3dcd2
  10. #f9eee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5511e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5511e
  2. #be5628
  3. #b75a32
  4. #b05f3b
  5. #a96445
  6. #a3694f
  7. #9c6d59
  8. #957263
  9. #8e776c
  10. #877b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c695e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726515 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d93447 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76f1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1423b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5511e {
  color: #c5511e;
}
Background
.bg-c5511e {
  background-color: #c5511e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c5511e {
  border: 2px solid #c5511e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5511e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 81 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5511e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5511e, #c5a41e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5511e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 81 30 / 0.35);
}

#cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.32 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.27 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.59 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.15 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.41 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.97 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.66 #3aaee1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Sinopia
#c5511e  rgb(197, 81, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1e92c5  rgb(30, 146, 197)  hsl(198, 74%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#1ec551  rgb(30, 197, 81)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green
#511ec5  rgb(81, 30, 197)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue