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#DE481C

#de481c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de481c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 28.24% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.57% magenta, 87.39% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 13.61°, with 77.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.2025

Complementary

  1. #de481c
  2. #1cb2de

Split complementary

  1. #de481c
  2. #1cdea9
  3. #1c51de

Analogous

  1. #de1c51
  2. #de481c
  3. #dea91c

Triadic

  1. #de481c
  2. #1cde48
  3. #481cde

Tetradic

  1. #de481c
  2. #b2de1c
  3. #1cb2de
  4. #481cde

Square

  1. #de481c
  2. #51de1c
  3. #1cb2de
  4. #a91cde

Monochromatic

  1. #561c0b
  2. #9a3213
  3. #de481c
  4. #ea7c5c
  5. #f3b3a0

Shades

#de481c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de481c
  2. #c84119
  3. #b23a16
  4. #9b3214
  5. #852b11
  6. #6f240e
  7. #591d0b
  8. #431608
  9. #2c0e06
  10. #160703
  11. #000000

Tints

#de481c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de481c
  2. #e15a33
  3. #e56d49
  4. #e87f60
  5. #eb9177
  6. #efa48e
  7. #f2b6a4
  8. #f5c8bb
  9. #f8dad2
  10. #fcede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de481c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de481c
  2. #d54e26
  3. #cb5330
  4. #c2593a
  5. #b85e44
  6. #af644e
  7. #a66a58
  8. #9c6f62
  9. #93756c
  10. #897a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756712 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8911 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50f40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a95c17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec2f35 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de481c {
  color: #de481c;
}
Background
.bg-de481c {
  background-color: #de481c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de481c {
  border: 2px solid #de481c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de481c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 72 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de481c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de481c, #dea91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de481c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 72 28 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.94 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.89 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.50 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.55 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.61 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.16 #21b7e3 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Flame
#de481c  rgb(222, 72, 28)  hsl(14, 78%, 49%)  Flame
#1cb2de  rgb(28, 178, 222)  hsl(194, 78%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1cde48  rgb(28, 222, 72)  hsl(134, 78%, 49%)  Malachite
#481cde  rgb(72, 28, 222)  hsl(254, 78%, 49%)  Ultramarine