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#DC6540

#dc6540 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc6540 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 39.61% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.09% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 14.23°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2489

Complementary

  1. #dc6540
  2. #40b7dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc6540
  2. #40dcb3
  3. #4069dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4069
  2. #dc6540
  3. #dcb340

Triadic

  1. #dc6540
  2. #40dc65
  3. #6540dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6540
  2. #b7dc40
  3. #40b7dc
  4. #6540dc

Square

  1. #dc6540
  2. #69dc40
  3. #40b7dc
  4. #b340dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2a14
  2. #af4220
  3. #dc6540
  4. #e89981
  5. #f4cdc1

Shades

#dc6540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6540
  2. #c65b3a
  3. #b05133
  4. #9a472d
  5. #843d26
  6. #6e3320
  7. #58281a
  8. #421e13
  9. #2c140d
  10. #160a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6540
  2. #e07453
  3. #e38466
  4. #e79379
  5. #eaa38c
  6. #eeb2a0
  7. #f1c1b3
  8. #f5d1c6
  9. #f8e0d9
  10. #fcf0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6540
  2. #d36846
  3. #ca6a4d
  4. #c06d53
  5. #b7705a
  6. #ae7360
  7. #a57566
  8. #9c786d
  9. #927b73
  10. #897d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b07c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85783c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2933d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f14c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af713e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc833e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e95753 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6540 {
  color: #dc6540;
}
Background
.bg-dc6540 {
  background-color: #dc6540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6540 {
  border: 2px solid #dc6540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 101 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6540, #dcb340);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 101 64 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.45 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.56 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.47 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.68 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 7.46 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.55 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 7.82 #239abf Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Flame
#dc6540  rgb(220, 101, 64)  hsl(14, 69%, 56%)  Flame
#40b7dc  rgb(64, 183, 220)  hsl(194, 69%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#40dc65  rgb(64, 220, 101)  hsl(134, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#6540dc  rgb(101, 64, 220)  hsl(254, 69%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue