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#DC481B

#dc481b ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc481b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.24% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 87.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 13.99°, with 78.14% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #dc481b
  2. #1bafdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc481b
  2. #1bdca8
  3. #1b4edc

Analogous

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #dc481b
  3. #dca81b

Triadic

  1. #dc481b
  2. #1bdc48
  3. #481bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc481b
  2. #afdc1b
  3. #1bafdc
  4. #481bdc

Square

  1. #dc481b
  2. #4edc1b
  3. #1bafdc
  4. #a81bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #541b0a
  2. #983213
  3. #dc481b
  4. #eb7b59
  5. #f3b19d

Shades

#dc481b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc481b
  2. #c64118
  3. #b03a16
  4. #9a3213
  5. #842b10
  6. #6e240e
  7. #581d0b
  8. #421608
  9. #2c0e05
  10. #160703
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc481b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc481b
  2. #e05a32
  3. #e36d49
  4. #e77f5f
  5. #ea9176
  6. #eea48d
  7. #f1b6a4
  8. #f5c8bb
  9. #f8dad1
  10. #fcede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc481b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc481b
  2. #d34e25
  3. #ca532f
  4. #c05939
  5. #b75e43
  6. #ae644e
  7. #a56a58
  8. #9c6f62
  9. #92756c
  10. #897a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6a63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746611 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98880f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21140 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85c16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc481b {
  color: #dc481b;
}
Background
.bg-dc481b {
  background-color: #dc481b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc481b {
  border: 2px solid #dc481b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc481b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 72 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc481b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc481b, #dca81b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc481b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 72 27 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.08 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.45 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.86 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.91 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.97 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.41 #23b7e4 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Flame
#dc481b  rgb(220, 72, 27)  hsl(14, 78%, 48%)  Flame
#1bafdc  rgb(27, 175, 220)  hsl(194, 78%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1bdc48  rgb(27, 220, 72)  hsl(134, 78%, 48%)  Malachite
#481bdc  rgb(72, 27, 220)  hsl(254, 78%, 48%)  Ultramarine