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#DC6F40

#dc6f40 ≈ Burnt Sienna

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc6f40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.55% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 18.08°, 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#e97451), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.2695

Complementary

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #40addc

Split complementary

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #40dcbd
  3. #405fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc405f
  2. #dc6f40
  3. #dcbd40

Triadic

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #40dc6f
  3. #6f40dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #addc40
  3. #40addc
  4. #6f40dc

Square

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #5fdc40
  3. #40addc
  4. #bd40dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f3014
  2. #af4b20
  3. #dc6f40
  4. #e8a081
  5. #f4d1c1

Shades

#dc6f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #c6643a
  3. #b05933
  4. #9a4e2d
  5. #844326
  6. #6e3820
  7. #582c1a
  8. #422113
  9. #2c160d
  10. #160b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc6f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #e07d53
  3. #e38c66
  4. #e79a79
  5. #eaa98c
  6. #eeb7a0
  7. #f1c5b3
  8. #f5d4c6
  9. #f8e2d9
  10. #fcf1ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc6f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc6f40
  2. #d37146
  3. #ca724d
  4. #c07453
  5. #b7765a
  6. #ae7860
  7. #a57966
  8. #9c7b6d
  9. #927d73
  10. #897e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b38376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7f3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7973e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2793d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf893f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e96258 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc6f40 {
  color: #dc6f40;
}
Background
.bg-dc6f40 {
  background-color: #dc6f40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc6f40 {
  border: 2px solid #dc6f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc6f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 111 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc6f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc6f40, #dcbd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc6f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 111 64 / 0.35);
}

#e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.55 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.29 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.46 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.62 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.04 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.43 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 7.74 #2390bf Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Burnt Sienna
#dc6f40  rgb(220, 111, 64)  hsl(18, 69%, 56%)  Burnt Sienna
#40addc  rgb(64, 173, 220)  hsl(198, 69%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#40dc6f  rgb(64, 220, 111)  hsl(138, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#6f40dc  rgb(111, 64, 220)  hsl(258, 69%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue