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#DC6F22

#dc6f22 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc6f22 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 43.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.55% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 24.84°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.267

Complementary

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #228fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #22dccc
  3. #2232dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2232
  2. #dc6f22
  3. #dccc22

Triadic

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #22dc6f
  3. #6f22dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #8fdc22
  3. #228fdc
  4. #6f22dc

Square

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #32dc22
  3. #228fdc
  4. #cc22dc

Monochromatic

  1. #572c0e
  2. #9a4e18
  3. #dc6f22
  4. #e79a64
  5. #f1c5a6

Shades

#dc6f22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #c6641f
  3. #b0591b
  4. #9a4e18
  5. #844314
  6. #6e3811
  7. #582c0e
  8. #42210a
  9. #2c1607
  10. #160b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6f22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #e07d38
  3. #e38c4e
  4. #e79a64
  5. #eaa97a
  6. #eeb791
  7. #f1c5a7
  8. #f5d4bd
  9. #f8e2d3
  10. #fcf1e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6f22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #d3712b
  3. #ca7235
  4. #c0743e
  5. #b77648
  6. #ae7851
  7. #a5795a
  8. #9c7b64
  9. #927d6d
  10. #897e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b28271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9971f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15760 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3781a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf8920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9614f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6f22 {
  color: #dc6f22;
}
Background
.bg-dc6f22 {
  background-color: #dc6f22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6f22 {
  border: 2px solid #dc6f22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6f22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 111 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6f22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6f22, #dccc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6f22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 111 34 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 2.51 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.66 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.14 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.49 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.86 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.37 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.64 #2390dd Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Chocolate
#dc6f22  rgb(220, 111, 34)  hsl(25, 73%, 50%)  Chocolate
#228fdc  rgb(34, 143, 220)  hsl(205, 73%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#22dc6f  rgb(34, 220, 111)  hsl(145, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#6f22dc  rgb(111, 34, 220)  hsl(265, 73%, 50%)  Electric Indigo