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#DC490A

#dc490a ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc490a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.63% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 91.3% saturation and 45.1% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #dc490a
  2. #0a9ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dc490a
  2. #0adcb2
  3. #0a34dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0a34
  2. #dc490a
  3. #dcb20a

Triadic

  1. #dc490a
  2. #0adc49
  3. #490adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc490a
  2. #9ddc0a
  3. #0a9ddc
  4. #490adc

Square

  1. #dc490a
  2. #34dc0a
  3. #0a9ddc
  4. #b20adc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1803
  2. #933107
  3. #dc490a
  4. #f6743c
  5. #f9a886

Shades

#dc490a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc490a
  2. #c64209
  3. #b03a08
  4. #9a3307
  5. #842c06
  6. #6e2505
  7. #581d04
  8. #421603
  9. #2c0f02
  10. #160701
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc490a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc490a
  2. #e05b23
  3. #e36d3b
  4. #e78054
  5. #ea926c
  6. #eea485
  7. #f1b69d
  8. #f5c8b6
  9. #f8dbce
  10. #fcede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc490a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc490a
  2. #d34f16
  3. #ca5422
  4. #c05a2d
  5. #b75f39
  6. #ae6545
  7. #a56a51
  8. #9c705d
  9. #927568
  10. #897b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3133f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3132 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc490a {
  color: #dc490a;
}
Background
.bg-dc490a {
  background-color: #dc490a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc490a {
  border: 2px solid #dc490a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc490a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 73 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc490a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc490a, #dcb20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc490a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 73 10 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.65 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.39 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.27 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.57 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.86 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.26 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.43 #23b6f5 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Flame
#dc490a  rgb(220, 73, 10)  hsl(18, 91%, 45%)  Flame
#0a9ddc  rgb(10, 157, 220)  hsl(198, 91%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#0adc49  rgb(10, 220, 73)  hsl(138, 91%, 45%)  Malachite
#490adc  rgb(73, 10, 220)  hsl(258, 91%, 45%)  Ultramarine