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#DD5B23

#dd5b23 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd5b23 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 35.69% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 18.06°, 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.2298

Complementary

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #23a5dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #23ddb8
  3. #2348dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2348
  2. #dd5b23
  3. #ddb823

Triadic

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #23dd5b
  3. #5b23dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #a5dd23
  3. #23a5dd
  4. #5b23dd

Square

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #48dd23
  3. #23a5dd
  4. #b823dd

Monochromatic

  1. #59240e
  2. #9b4018
  3. #dd5b23
  4. #e78c65
  5. #f1bea8

Shades

#dd5b23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #c75220
  3. #b1491c
  4. #9b4019
  5. #853715
  6. #6f2e12
  7. #58240e
  8. #421b0b
  9. #2c1207
  10. #160904
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd5b23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #e06b39
  3. #e47c4f
  4. #e78c65
  5. #eb9d7b
  6. #eead91
  7. #f1bda7
  8. #f5cebd
  9. #f8ded3
  10. #fcefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd5b23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd5b23
  2. #d45f2c
  3. #ca6236
  4. #c1663f
  5. #b86a48
  6. #af6e52
  7. #a5715b
  8. #9c7564
  9. #93796d
  10. #897c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af766a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f33b50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad691d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc7d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb4a42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd5b23 {
  color: #dd5b23;
}
Background
.bg-dd5b23 {
  background-color: #dd5b23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd5b23 {
  border: 2px solid #dd5b23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd5b23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 91 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd5b23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd5b23, #ddb823);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd5b23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 91 35 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.19 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.77 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.94 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.63 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.85 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.00 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.22 #22a4dc Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Flame
#dd5b23  rgb(221, 91, 35)  hsl(18, 73%, 50%)  Flame
#23a5dd  rgb(35, 165, 221)  hsl(198, 73%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#23dd5b  rgb(35, 221, 91)  hsl(138, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#5b23dd  rgb(91, 35, 221)  hsl(258, 73%, 50%)  Han Purple