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#DC542E

#dc542e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc542e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.82% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 13.1°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #dc542e
  2. #2eb6dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc542e
  2. #2edcab
  3. #2e5fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc2e5f
  2. #dc542e
  3. #dcab2e

Triadic

  1. #dc542e
  2. #2edc54
  3. #542edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc542e
  2. #b6dc2e
  3. #2eb6dc
  4. #542edc

Square

  1. #dc542e
  2. #5fdc2e
  3. #2eb6dc
  4. #ab2edc

Monochromatic

  1. #612210
  2. #a2391b
  3. #dc542e
  4. #e78a70
  5. #f2bfb1

Shades

#dc542e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc542e
  2. #c64c29
  3. #b04325
  4. #9a3b20
  5. #84321c
  6. #6e2a17
  7. #582212
  8. #42190e
  9. #2c1109
  10. #160805
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc542e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc542e
  2. #e06543
  3. #e37658
  4. #e7876d
  5. #ea9882
  6. #eeaa97
  7. #f1bbab
  8. #f5ccc0
  9. #f8ddd5
  10. #fceeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc542e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc542e
  2. #d35836
  3. #ca5d3e
  4. #c06147
  5. #b7664f
  6. #ae6a57
  7. #a56e5f
  8. #9c7367
  9. #927770
  10. #897c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad7169 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6d29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2314c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa642b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9792b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e94242 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc542e {
  color: #dc542e;
}
Background
.bg-dc542e {
  background-color: #dc542e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc542e {
  border: 2px solid #dc542e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc542e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 84 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc542e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc542e, #dcab2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc542e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 84 46 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.47 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.54 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.54 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.33 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.51 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.61 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 6.65 #23abd1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Flame
#dc542e  rgb(220, 84, 46)  hsl(13, 71%, 52%)  Flame
#2eb6dc  rgb(46, 182, 220)  hsl(193, 71%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2edc54  rgb(46, 220, 84)  hsl(133, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#542edc  rgb(84, 46, 220)  hsl(253, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple