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#CD5E2C

#cd5e2c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd5e2c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 36.86% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.15% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 18.63°, with 64.66% saturation and 48.82% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.2117

Complementary

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #2c9bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #2ccdae
  3. #2c4bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #cd5e2c
  3. #cdae2c

Triadic

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #2ccd5e
  3. #5e2ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #9bcd2c
  3. #2c9bcd
  4. #5e2ccd

Square

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #4bcd2c
  3. #2c9bcd
  4. #ae2ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f2411
  2. #8e411e
  3. #cd5e2c
  4. #de8c67
  5. #ecbca6

Shades

#cd5e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #b95528
  3. #a44b23
  4. #90421f
  5. #7b381a
  6. #672f16
  7. #522612
  8. #3e1c0d
  9. #291309
  10. #150904
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #d26e41
  3. #d77e56
  4. #dc8e6b
  5. #e19e80
  6. #e6af96
  7. #ebbfab
  8. #f0cfc0
  9. #f5dfd5
  10. #faefea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5e2c
  2. #c56134
  3. #be653d
  4. #b66845
  5. #ae6c4e
  6. #a76f56
  7. #9f725e
  8. #977667
  9. #8f796f
  10. #887d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47368 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6f25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e14554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a36928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b07a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d95047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5e2c {
  color: #cd5e2c;
}
Background
.bg-cd5e2c {
  background-color: #cd5e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5e2c {
  border: 2px solid #cd5e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 94 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5e2c, #cdae2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 94 44 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.02 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.81 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.96 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.43 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.71 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 7.97 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 8.19 #32a1d3 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Flame
#cd5e2c  rgb(205, 94, 44)  hsl(19, 65%, 49%)  Flame
#2c9bcd  rgb(44, 155, 205)  hsl(199, 65%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#2ccd5e  rgb(44, 205, 94)  hsl(139, 65%, 49%)  Malachite
#5e2ccd  rgb(94, 44, 205)  hsl(259, 65%, 49%)  Han Purple