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#DE4E21

#de4e21 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de4e21 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 30.59% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 85.14% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 14.29°, with 74.12% saturation and 50% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #de4e21
  2. #21b1de

Split complementary

  1. #de4e21
  2. #21dead
  3. #2152de

Analogous

  1. #de2152
  2. #de4e21
  3. #dead21

Triadic

  1. #de4e21
  2. #21de4e
  3. #4e21de

Tetradic

  1. #de4e21
  2. #b1de21
  3. #21b1de
  4. #4e21de

Square

  1. #de4e21
  2. #52de21
  3. #21b1de
  4. #ad21de

Monochromatic

  1. #591f0d
  2. #9b3717
  3. #de4e21
  4. #e88364
  5. #f2b8a6

Shades

#de4e21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de4e21
  2. #c8461e
  3. #b23e1a
  4. #9b3717
  5. #852f14
  6. #6f2711
  7. #591f0d
  8. #43170a
  9. #2c1007
  10. #160803
  11. #000000

Tints

#de4e21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de4e21
  2. #e16037
  3. #e5714d
  4. #e88364
  5. #eb957a
  6. #efa790
  7. #f2b8a6
  8. #f5cabc
  9. #f8dcd3
  10. #fcede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de4e21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de4e21
  2. #d5532b
  3. #cb5834
  4. #c25d3e
  5. #b86247
  6. #af6751
  7. #a66c5a
  8. #9c7164
  9. #93766d
  10. #897b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786a19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8b18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f42246 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab601c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba771c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec383a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de4e21 {
  color: #de4e21;
}
Background
.bg-de4e21 {
  background-color: #de4e21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de4e21 {
  border: 2px solid #de4e21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de4e21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 78 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de4e21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de4e21, #dead21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de4e21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 78 33 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.90 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.53 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.61 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.77 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.77 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.89 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.97 #21b1de Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Flame
#de4e21  rgb(222, 78, 33)  hsl(14, 74%, 50%)  Flame
#21b1de  rgb(33, 177, 222)  hsl(194, 74%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#21de4e  rgb(33, 222, 78)  hsl(134, 74%, 50%)  Malachite
#4e21de  rgb(78, 33, 222)  hsl(254, 74%, 50%)  Han Purple