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#DB481A

#db481a ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db481a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 28.24% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.12% magenta, 88.13% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 14.3°, with 78.78% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.1977

Complementary

  1. #db481a
  2. #1aaddb

Split complementary

  1. #db481a
  2. #1adba9
  3. #1a4ddb

Analogous

  1. #db1a4d
  2. #db481a
  3. #dba91a

Triadic

  1. #db481a
  2. #1adb48
  3. #481adb

Tetradic

  1. #db481a
  2. #addb1a
  3. #1aaddb
  4. #481adb

Square

  1. #db481a
  2. #4ddb1a
  3. #1aaddb
  4. #a91adb

Monochromatic

  1. #521b0a
  2. #973212
  3. #db481a
  4. #eb7a57
  5. #f3b09b

Shades

#db481a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db481a
  2. #c54117
  3. #af3a15
  4. #993212
  5. #832b10
  6. #6e240d
  7. #581d0a
  8. #421608
  9. #2c0e05
  10. #160703
  11. #000000

Tints

#db481a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db481a
  2. #df5a31
  3. #e26d48
  4. #e67f5f
  5. #e99176
  6. #eda48d
  7. #f1b6a3
  8. #f4c8ba
  9. #f8dad1
  10. #fbede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db481a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db481a
  2. #d24e24
  3. #c9532e
  4. #c05939
  5. #b75e43
  6. #ae644d
  7. #a46a57
  8. #9b6f61
  9. #92756c
  10. #897a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746610 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98870e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f11340 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75b14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db481a {
  color: #db481a;
}
Background
.bg-db481a {
  background-color: #db481a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db481a {
  border: 2px solid #db481a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db481a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 72 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db481a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db481a, #dba91a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db481a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 72 26 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.13 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.21 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.06 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.11 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.15 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.56 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.62 #24b7e5 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Flame
#db481a  rgb(219, 72, 26)  hsl(14, 79%, 48%)  Flame
#1aaddb  rgb(26, 173, 219)  hsl(194, 79%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1adb48  rgb(26, 219, 72)  hsl(134, 79%, 48%)  Malachite
#481adb  rgb(72, 26, 219)  hsl(254, 79%, 48%)  Ultramarine