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#DC520A

#dc520a ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc520a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.16% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.73% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 20.57°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.2127

Complementary

  1. #dc520a
  2. #0a94dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc520a
  2. #0adcbb
  3. #0a2bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc0a2b
  2. #dc520a
  3. #dcbb0a

Triadic

  1. #dc520a
  2. #0adc52
  3. #520adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc520a
  2. #94dc0a
  3. #0a94dc
  4. #520adc

Square

  1. #dc520a
  2. #2bdc0a
  3. #0a94dc
  4. #bb0adc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1b03
  2. #933707
  3. #dc520a
  4. #f67c3c
  5. #f9ad86

Shades

#dc520a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc520a
  2. #c64a09
  3. #b04208
  4. #9a3907
  5. #843106
  6. #6e2905
  7. #582104
  8. #421903
  9. #2c1002
  10. #160801
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc520a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc520a
  2. #e06323
  3. #e3753b
  4. #e78654
  5. #ea976c
  6. #eea985
  7. #f1ba9d
  8. #f5cbb6
  9. #f8dcce
  10. #fceee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc520a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc520a
  2. #d35716
  3. #ca5b22
  4. #c0602d
  5. #b76439
  6. #ae6945
  7. #a56e51
  8. #9c725d
  9. #927768
  10. #897b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac7065 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22a47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa6200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3e37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc520a {
  color: #dc520a;
}
Background
.bg-dc520a {
  background-color: #dc520a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc520a {
  border: 2px solid #dc520a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc520a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 82 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc520a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc520a, #dcbb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc520a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 82 10 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.00 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.75 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.94 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.29 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.17 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.40 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.41 #23adf5 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Flame
#dc520a  rgb(220, 82, 10)  hsl(21, 91%, 45%)  Flame
#0a94dc  rgb(10, 148, 220)  hsl(201, 91%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#0adc52  rgb(10, 220, 82)  hsl(141, 91%, 45%)  Malachite
#520adc  rgb(82, 10, 220)  hsl(261, 91%, 45%)  Ultramarine