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#DD5523

#dd5523 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd5523 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 33.33% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.54% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 16.13°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #dd5523
  2. #23abdd

Split complementary

  1. #dd5523
  2. #23ddb2
  3. #234edd

Analogous

  1. #dd234e
  2. #dd5523
  3. #ddb223

Triadic

  1. #dd5523
  2. #23dd55
  3. #5523dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd5523
  2. #abdd23
  3. #23abdd
  4. #5523dd

Square

  1. #dd5523
  2. #4edd23
  3. #23abdd
  4. #b223dd

Monochromatic

  1. #59220e
  2. #9b3b18
  3. #dd5523
  4. #e78865
  5. #f1bba8

Shades

#dd5523 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd5523
  2. #c74d20
  3. #b1441c
  4. #9b3c19
  5. #853315
  6. #6f2b12
  7. #58220e
  8. #421a0b
  9. #2c1107
  10. #160904
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd5523 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd5523
  2. #e06639
  3. #e4774f
  4. #e78865
  5. #eb997b
  6. #eeaa91
  7. #f1bba7
  8. #f5ccbd
  9. #f8ddd3
  10. #fceee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd5523 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd5523
  2. #d4592c
  3. #ca5e36
  4. #c1623f
  5. #b86648
  6. #af6b52
  7. #a56f5b
  8. #9c7364
  9. #93776d
  10. #897c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae7268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6e1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3314c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac651e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba7a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb423f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd5523 {
  color: #dd5523;
}
Background
.bg-dd5523 {
  background-color: #dd5523;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd5523 {
  border: 2px solid #dd5523;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd5523;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 85 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd5523 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd5523, #ddb223);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd5523 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 85 35 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.43 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.00 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.18 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.80 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.97 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.22 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.29 #22aadc Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Flame
#dd5523  rgb(221, 85, 35)  hsl(16, 73%, 50%)  Flame
#23abdd  rgb(35, 171, 221)  hsl(196, 73%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#23dd55  rgb(35, 221, 85)  hsl(136, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#5523dd  rgb(85, 35, 221)  hsl(256, 73%, 50%)  Han Purple