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#E0500A

#e0500a ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e0500a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 19.63°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.2161

Complementary

  1. #e0500a
  2. #0a9ae0

Split complementary

  1. #e0500a
  2. #0ae0bb
  3. #0a2fe0

Analogous

  1. #e00a2f
  2. #e0500a
  3. #e0bb0a

Triadic

  1. #e0500a
  2. #0ae050
  3. #500ae0

Tetradic

  1. #e0500a
  2. #9ae00a
  3. #0a9ae0
  4. #500ae0

Square

  1. #e0500a
  2. #2fe00a
  3. #0a9ae0
  4. #bb0ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1c03
  2. #973607
  3. #e0500a
  4. #f67c40
  5. #faae89

Shades

#e0500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0500a
  2. #ca4809
  3. #b34008
  4. #9d3807
  5. #863006
  6. #702805
  7. #5a2004
  8. #431803
  9. #2d1002
  10. #160801
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0500a
  2. #e36223
  3. #e6733b
  4. #e98554
  5. #ec966c
  6. #f0a885
  7. #f3b99d
  8. #f6cbb6
  9. #f9dcce
  10. #fceee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0500a
  2. #d65516
  3. #cd5a22
  4. #c35e2d
  5. #ba6339
  6. #b06845
  7. #a66d51
  8. #9d725d
  9. #937668
  10. #8a7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af7065 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f72345 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad6200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc7900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee3a36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0500a {
  color: #e0500a;
}
Background
.bg-e0500a {
  background-color: #e0500a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0500a {
  border: 2px solid #e0500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0500a, #e0bb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.50 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.54 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.53 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.85 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.56 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.69 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.07 #1faff5 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Flame
#e0500a  rgb(224, 80, 10)  hsl(20, 91%, 46%)  Flame
#0a9ae0  rgb(10, 154, 224)  hsl(200, 91%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#0ae050  rgb(10, 224, 80)  hsl(140, 91%, 46%)  Malachite
#500ae0  rgb(80, 10, 224)  hsl(260, 91%, 46%)  Ultramarine