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#DC491C

#dc491c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc491c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 14.06°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #dc491c
  2. #1cafdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc491c
  2. #1cdca9
  3. #1c4fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc1c4f
  2. #dc491c
  3. #dca91c

Triadic

  1. #dc491c
  2. #1cdc49
  3. #491cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc491c
  2. #afdc1c
  3. #1cafdc
  4. #491cdc

Square

  1. #dc491c
  2. #4fdc1c
  3. #1cafdc
  4. #a91cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #541c0b
  2. #983213
  3. #dc491c
  4. #ea7c5a
  5. #f3b29e

Shades

#dc491c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc491c
  2. #c64219
  3. #b03a16
  4. #9a3314
  5. #842c11
  6. #6e250e
  7. #581d0b
  8. #421608
  9. #2c0f06
  10. #160703
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc491c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc491c
  2. #e05b33
  3. #e36d49
  4. #e78060
  5. #ea9277
  6. #eea48e
  7. #f1b6a4
  8. #f5c8bb
  9. #f8dbd2
  10. #fcede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc491c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc491c
  2. #d34f26
  3. #ca5430
  4. #c05a3a
  5. #b75f44
  6. #ae654e
  7. #a56a58
  8. #9c7062
  9. #92756c
  10. #897b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756712 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998811 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21541 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85c17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3136 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc491c {
  color: #dc491c;
}
Background
.bg-dc491c {
  background-color: #dc491c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc491c {
  border: 2px solid #dc491c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc491c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 73 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc491c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc491c, #dca91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc491c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 73 28 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.91 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.57 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.88 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.94 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.94 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.41 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.41 #23b6e3 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Flame
#dc491c  rgb(220, 73, 28)  hsl(14, 77%, 49%)  Flame
#1cafdc  rgb(28, 175, 220)  hsl(194, 77%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1cdc49  rgb(28, 220, 73)  hsl(134, 77%, 49%)  Malachite
#491cdc  rgb(73, 28, 220)  hsl(254, 77%, 49%)  Ultramarine