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#DC540B

#dc540b ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc540b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.94% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.82% magenta, 95% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 20.96°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #dc540b
  2. #0b93dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc540b
  2. #0bdcbc
  3. #0b2adc

Analogous

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #dc540b
  3. #dcbc0b

Triadic

  1. #dc540b
  2. #0bdc54
  3. #540bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc540b
  2. #93dc0b
  3. #0b93dc
  4. #540bdc

Square

  1. #dc540b
  2. #2adc0b
  3. #0b93dc
  4. #bc0bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1c04
  2. #933807
  3. #dc540b
  4. #f57e3e
  5. #f9af87

Shades

#dc540b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc540b
  2. #c64c0a
  3. #b04309
  4. #9a3b08
  5. #843207
  6. #6e2a06
  7. #582204
  8. #421903
  9. #2c1102
  10. #160801
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc540b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc540b
  2. #e06523
  3. #e3763c
  4. #e78754
  5. #ea986d
  6. #eeaa85
  7. #f1bb9d
  8. #f5ccb6
  9. #f8ddce
  10. #fceee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc540b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc540b
  2. #d35817
  3. #ca5d22
  4. #c0612e
  5. #b7663a
  6. #ae6a46
  7. #a56e51
  8. #9c735d
  9. #927769
  10. #897c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad7165 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22e48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab6400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba7902 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea4039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc540b {
  color: #dc540b;
}
Background
.bg-dc540b {
  background-color: #dc540b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc540b {
  border: 2px solid #dc540b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc540b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 84 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc540b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc540b, #dcbc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc540b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 84 11 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.03 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.45 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.82 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.29 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.99 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.35 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.51 #23abf4 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Flame
#dc540b  rgb(220, 84, 11)  hsl(21, 90%, 45%)  Flame
#0b93dc  rgb(11, 147, 220)  hsl(201, 90%, 45%)  Bleu de France
#0bdc54  rgb(11, 220, 84)  hsl(141, 90%, 45%)  Malachite
#540bdc  rgb(84, 11, 220)  hsl(261, 90%, 45%)  Ultramarine