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#DC6D2D

#dc6d2d ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc6d2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 42.75% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.45% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 21.94°, 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2634

Complementary

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #2d9cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #2ddcc4
  3. #2d45dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2d45
  2. #dc6d2d
  3. #dcc42d

Triadic

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #2ddc6d
  3. #6d2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #9cdc2d
  3. #2d9cdc
  4. #6d2ddc

Square

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #45dc2d
  3. #2d9cdc
  4. #c42ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #602d10
  2. #a24c1b
  3. #dc6d2d
  4. #e79b6f
  5. #f2c8b0

Shades

#dc6d2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #c66229
  3. #b05724
  4. #9a4c20
  5. #84411b
  6. #6e3717
  7. #582c12
  8. #42210e
  9. #2c1609
  10. #160b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6d2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #e07c42
  3. #e38a57
  4. #e7996c
  5. #eaa781
  6. #eeb696
  7. #f1c5ab
  8. #f5d3c0
  9. #f8e2d5
  10. #fcf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6d2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6d2d
  2. #d36f35
  3. #ca713e
  4. #c07346
  5. #b7754e
  6. #ae7757
  7. #a5785f
  8. #9c7a67
  9. #927c6f
  10. #897e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b28172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7d24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7962a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27728 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf872b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e95f50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6d2d {
  color: #dc6d2d;
}
Background
.bg-dc6d2d {
  background-color: #dc6d2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6d2d {
  border: 2px solid #dc6d2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6d2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 109 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6d2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6d2d, #dcc42d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6d2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 109 45 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.22 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.10 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.79 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 7.01 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.24 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.62 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 7.62 #2392d2 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Chocolate
#dc6d2d  rgb(220, 109, 45)  hsl(22, 71%, 52%)  Chocolate
#2d9cdc  rgb(45, 156, 220)  hsl(202, 71%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#2ddc6d  rgb(45, 220, 109)  hsl(142, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#6d2ddc  rgb(109, 45, 220)  hsl(262, 71%, 52%)  Electric Indigo