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#DC552D

#dc552d ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc552d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 33.33% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.36% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 13.71°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.219

Complementary

  1. #dc552d
  2. #2db4dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc552d
  2. #2ddcac
  3. #2d5ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc2d5d
  2. #dc552d
  3. #dcac2d

Triadic

  1. #dc552d
  2. #2ddc55
  3. #552ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc552d
  2. #b4dc2d
  3. #2db4dc
  4. #552ddc

Square

  1. #dc552d
  2. #5ddc2d
  3. #2db4dc
  4. #ac2ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #602210
  2. #a23a1b
  3. #dc552d
  4. #e78a6f
  5. #f2bfb0

Shades

#dc552d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc552d
  2. #c64d29
  3. #b04424
  4. #9a3c20
  5. #84331b
  6. #6e2b17
  7. #582212
  8. #421a0e
  9. #2c1109
  10. #160905
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc552d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc552d
  2. #e06642
  3. #e37757
  4. #e7886c
  5. #ea9981
  6. #eeaa96
  7. #f1bbab
  8. #f5ccc0
  9. #f8ddd5
  10. #fceeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc552d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc552d
  2. #d35935
  3. #ca5e3e
  4. #c06246
  5. #b7664e
  6. #ae6b57
  7. #a56f5f
  8. #9c7367
  9. #92776f
  10. #897c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad7269 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6e27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2324d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab652a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e94342 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc552d {
  color: #dc552d;
}
Background
.bg-dc552d {
  background-color: #dc552d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc552d {
  border: 2px solid #dc552d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc552d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 85 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc552d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc552d, #dcac2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc552d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 85 45 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.02 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.02 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.02 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.26 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 6.35 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.54 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.57 #23aad2 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Flame
#dc552d  rgb(220, 85, 45)  hsl(14, 71%, 52%)  Flame
#2db4dc  rgb(45, 180, 220)  hsl(194, 71%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2ddc55  rgb(45, 220, 85)  hsl(134, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#552ddc  rgb(85, 45, 220)  hsl(254, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple