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#DC4E12

#dc4e12 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc4e12 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 30.59% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 91.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 17.82°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #12a0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #12dcb3
  3. #123bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc123b
  2. #dc4e12
  3. #dcb312

Triadic

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #12dc4e
  3. #4e12dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #a0dc12
  3. #12a0dc
  4. #4e12dc

Square

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #3bdc12
  3. #12a0dc
  4. #b312dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1c06
  2. #95350c
  3. #dc4e12
  4. #f07c4a
  5. #f6af91

Shades

#dc4e12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #c64610
  3. #b03e0e
  4. #9a370d
  5. #842f0b
  6. #6e2709
  7. #581f07
  8. #421705
  9. #2c1004
  10. #160802
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #e0602a
  3. #e37141
  4. #e78359
  5. #ea9571
  6. #eea789
  7. #f1b8a0
  8. #f5cab8
  9. #f8dcd0
  10. #fcede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e12
  2. #d3531d
  3. #ca5828
  4. #c05d33
  5. #b7623e
  6. #ae6749
  7. #a56c54
  8. #9c715f
  9. #92766a
  10. #897b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8902 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a96008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97609 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3836 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e12 {
  color: #dc4e12;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e12 {
  background-color: #dc4e12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e12 {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e12, #dcb312);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 18 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.76 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.91 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.07 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.10 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.42 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.14 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.22 #23b1ed Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Flame
#dc4e12  rgb(220, 78, 18)  hsl(18, 85%, 47%)  Flame
#12a0dc  rgb(18, 160, 220)  hsl(198, 85%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#12dc4e  rgb(18, 220, 78)  hsl(138, 85%, 47%)  Malachite
#4e12dc  rgb(78, 18, 220)  hsl(258, 85%, 47%)  Ultramarine