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#DC490F

#dc490f ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc490f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 93.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 16.98°, with 87.23% saturation and 46.08% 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 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #dc490f
  2. #0fa2dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc490f
  2. #0fdcb0
  3. #0f3bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc0f3b
  2. #dc490f
  3. #dcb00f

Triadic

  1. #dc490f
  2. #0fdc49
  3. #490fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc490f
  2. #a2dc0f
  3. #0fa2dc
  4. #490fdc

Square

  1. #dc490f
  2. #3bdc0f
  3. #0fa2dc
  4. #b00fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1905
  2. #94310a
  3. #dc490f
  4. #f27645
  5. #f7ab8d

Shades

#dc490f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc490f
  2. #c6420e
  3. #b03a0c
  4. #9a330b
  5. #842c09
  6. #6e2508
  7. #581d06
  8. #421605
  9. #2c0f03
  10. #160702
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc490f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc490f
  2. #e05b27
  3. #e36d3f
  4. #e78057
  5. #ea926f
  6. #eea487
  7. #f1b69f
  8. #f5c8b7
  9. #f8dbcf
  10. #fcede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc490f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc490f
  2. #d34f1a
  3. #ca5426
  4. #c05a31
  5. #b75f3c
  6. #ae6548
  7. #a56a53
  8. #9c705e
  9. #927569
  10. #897b75
  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 #f31340 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85c04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3132 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc490f {
  color: #dc490f;
}
Background
.bg-dc490f {
  background-color: #dc490f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc490f {
  border: 2px solid #dc490f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc490f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 73 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc490f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc490f, #dcb00f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc490f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 73 15 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.58 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.32 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.65 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.83 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.92 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.11 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.39 #23b6f0 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Flame
#dc490f  rgb(220, 73, 15)  hsl(17, 87%, 46%)  Flame
#0fa2dc  rgb(15, 162, 220)  hsl(197, 87%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#0fdc49  rgb(15, 220, 73)  hsl(137, 87%, 46%)  Malachite
#490fdc  rgb(73, 15, 220)  hsl(257, 87%, 46%)  Ultramarine