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#E16C19

#e16c19 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e16c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 24.9°, with 80% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.268

Complementary

  1. #e16c19
  2. #198ee1

Split complementary

  1. #e16c19
  2. #19e1d0
  3. #192ae1

Analogous

  1. #e1192a
  2. #e16c19
  3. #e1d019

Triadic

  1. #e16c19
  2. #19e16c
  3. #6c19e1

Tetradic

  1. #e16c19
  2. #8ee119
  3. #198ee1
  4. #6c19e1

Square

  1. #e16c19
  2. #2ae119
  3. #198ee1
  4. #d019e1

Monochromatic

  1. #572a0a
  2. #9c4b11
  3. #e16c19
  4. #ed975a
  5. #f4c29f

Shades

#e16c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e16c19
  2. #cb6117
  3. #b45614
  4. #9e4c12
  5. #87410f
  6. #71360d
  7. #5a2b0a
  8. #442008
  9. #2d1605
  10. #170b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e16c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e16c19
  2. #e47b30
  3. #e78947
  4. #ea985e
  5. #eda775
  6. #f0b68c
  7. #f3c4a3
  8. #f6d3ba
  9. #f9e2d1
  10. #fcf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e16c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e16c19
  2. #d76e23
  3. #ce702e
  4. #c47238
  5. #ba7442
  6. #b1764d
  7. #a77857
  8. #9d7a61
  9. #937c6b
  10. #8a7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b58171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9814 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7515d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5770d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c38816 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef5d4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e16c19 {
  color: #e16c19;
}
Background
.bg-e16c19 {
  background-color: #e16c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e16c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e16c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e16c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e16c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e16c19, #e1d019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e16c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.03 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.21 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.83 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.60 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.38 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.49 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.68 #1e93e6 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Chocolate
#e16c19  rgb(225, 108, 25)  hsl(25, 80%, 49%)  Chocolate
#198ee1  rgb(25, 142, 225)  hsl(205, 80%, 49%)  Bleu de France
#19e16c  rgb(25, 225, 108)  hsl(145, 80%, 49%)  Malachite
#6c19e1  rgb(108, 25, 225)  hsl(265, 80%, 49%)  Electric Indigo