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#DC591C

#dc591c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc591c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 34.9% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.55% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 19.06°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #dc591c
  2. #1c9fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc591c
  2. #1cdcb9
  3. #1c3fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc1c3f
  2. #dc591c
  3. #dcb91c

Triadic

  1. #dc591c
  2. #1cdc59
  3. #591cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc591c
  2. #9fdc1c
  3. #1c9fdc
  4. #591cdc

Square

  1. #dc591c
  2. #3fdc1c
  3. #1c9fdc
  4. #b91cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #54220b
  2. #983e13
  3. #dc591c
  4. #ea885a
  5. #f3b99e

Shades

#dc591c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc591c
  2. #c65019
  3. #b04716
  4. #9a3e14
  5. #843511
  6. #6e2d0e
  7. #58240b
  8. #421b08
  9. #2c1206
  10. #160903
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc591c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc591c
  2. #e06a33
  3. #e37a49
  4. #e78b60
  5. #ea9b77
  6. #eeac8e
  7. #f1bda4
  8. #f5cdbb
  9. #f8ded2
  10. #fceee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc591c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc591c
  2. #d35d26
  3. #ca6130
  4. #c0653a
  5. #b76944
  6. #ae6d4e
  7. #a57058
  8. #9c7462
  9. #92786c
  10. #897c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae7468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f700f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8d14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2374e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac6715 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb7c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea473f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc591c {
  color: #dc591c;
}
Background
.bg-dc591c {
  background-color: #dc591c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc591c {
  border: 2px solid #dc591c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc591c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 89 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc591c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc591c, #dcb91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc591c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 89 28 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.83 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.48 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.78 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.06 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.86 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.03 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.22 #23a6e3 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Flame
#dc591c  rgb(220, 89, 28)  hsl(19, 77%, 49%)  Flame
#1c9fdc  rgb(28, 159, 220)  hsl(199, 77%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#1cdc59  rgb(28, 220, 89)  hsl(139, 77%, 49%)  Malachite
#591cdc  rgb(89, 28, 220)  hsl(259, 77%, 49%)  Han Purple