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#DE6A2E

#de6a2e ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de6a2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 41.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.25% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 20.45°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.2603

Complementary

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #2ea2de

Split complementary

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #2edec2
  3. #2e4ade

Analogous

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #de6a2e
  3. #dec22e

Triadic

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #2ede6a
  3. #6a2ede

Tetradic

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #a2de2e
  3. #2ea2de
  4. #6a2ede

Square

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #4ade2e
  3. #2ea2de
  4. #c22ede

Monochromatic

  1. #632c10
  2. #a54a1a
  3. #de6a2e
  4. #e89970
  5. #f3c8b2

Shades

#de6a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #c85f29
  3. #b25525
  4. #9b4a20
  5. #85401c
  6. #6f3517
  7. #592a12
  8. #43200e
  9. #2c1509
  10. #160b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#de6a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #e17943
  3. #e58858
  4. #e8976d
  5. #eba682
  6. #efb597
  7. #f2c3ab
  8. #f5d2c0
  9. #f8e1d5
  10. #fcf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de6a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de6a2e
  2. #d56c36
  3. #cb6e3e
  4. #c27147
  5. #b8734f
  6. #af7557
  7. #a6775f
  8. #9c7967
  9. #937c70
  10. #897e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b37f72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7b26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7962b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4505e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27529 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf862c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb5c4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de6a2e {
  color: #de6a2e;
}
Background
.bg-de6a2e {
  background-color: #de6a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de6a2e {
  border: 2px solid #de6a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de6a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 106 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de6a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de6a2e, #dec22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de6a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 106 46 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.18 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.41 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.53 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 6.57 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.87 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.04 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.13 #2195d1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Chocolate
#de6a2e  rgb(222, 106, 46)  hsl(20, 73%, 53%)  Chocolate
#2ea2de  rgb(46, 162, 222)  hsl(200, 73%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#2ede6a  rgb(46, 222, 106)  hsl(140, 73%, 53%)  Malachite
#6a2ede  rgb(106, 46, 222)  hsl(260, 73%, 53%)  Electric Indigo