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#DC6D38

#dc6d38 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc6d38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.45% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 19.39°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2644

Complementary

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #38a7dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #38dcbf
  3. #3855dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3855
  2. #dc6d38
  3. #dcbf38

Triadic

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #38dc6d
  3. #6d38dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #a7dc38
  3. #38a7dc
  4. #6d38dc

Square

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #55dc38
  3. #38a7dc
  4. #bf38dc

Monochromatic

  1. #692e12
  2. #aa4b1e
  3. #dc6d38
  4. #e79d79
  5. #f3ccba

Shades

#dc6d38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #c66232
  3. #b0572d
  4. #9a4c27
  5. #844122
  6. #6e371c
  7. #582c16
  8. #422111
  9. #2c160b
  10. #160b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6d38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #e07c4c
  3. #e38a60
  4. #e79974
  5. #eaa788
  6. #eeb69c
  7. #f1c5af
  8. #f5d3c3
  9. #f8e2d7
  10. #fcf0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6d38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6d38
  2. #d36f3f
  3. #ca7146
  4. #c0734e
  5. #b77555
  6. #ae775c
  7. #a57863
  8. #9c7a6a
  9. #927c72
  10. #897e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b28174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7d32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27734 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be8837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e96054 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6d38 {
  color: #dc6d38;
}
Background
.bg-dc6d38 {
  background-color: #dc6d38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6d38 {
  border: 2px solid #dc6d38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6d38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 109 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6d38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6d38, #dcbf38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6d38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 109 56 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.85 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.13 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.58 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.84 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 7.23 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 7.49 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.03 #2392c7 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Flame
#dc6d38  rgb(220, 109, 56)  hsl(19, 70%, 54%)  Flame
#38a7dc  rgb(56, 167, 220)  hsl(199, 70%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#38dc6d  rgb(56, 220, 109)  hsl(139, 70%, 54%)  Malachite
#6d38dc  rgb(109, 56, 220)  hsl(259, 70%, 54%)  Blue Violet