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#E4541B

#e4541b ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4541b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 32.94% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 88.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 17.01°, with 78.82% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 0.83.

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Relative luminance0.2291

Complementary

  1. #e4541b
  2. #1babe4

Split complementary

  1. #e4541b
  2. #1be4b8
  3. #1b47e4

Analogous

  1. #e41b47
  2. #e4541b
  3. #e4b81b

Triadic

  1. #e4541b
  2. #1be454
  3. #541be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4541b
  2. #abe41b
  3. #1babe4
  4. #541be4

Square

  1. #e4541b
  2. #47e41b
  3. #1babe4
  4. #b81be4

Monochromatic

  1. #5b220b
  2. #a03b13
  3. #e4541b
  4. #ec875f
  5. #f4bba4

Shades

#e4541b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4541b
  2. #cd4c18
  3. #b64316
  4. #a03b13
  5. #893210
  6. #722a0e
  7. #5b220b
  8. #441908
  9. #2e1105
  10. #170803
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4541b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4541b
  2. #e76532
  3. #e97649
  4. #ec875f
  5. #ef9876
  6. #f2aa8d
  7. #f4bba4
  8. #f7ccbb
  9. #faddd1
  10. #fceee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4541b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4541b
  2. #da5825
  3. #d05d2f
  4. #c66139
  5. #bc6643
  6. #b26a4e
  7. #a86e58
  8. #9e7362
  9. #94776c
  10. #8a7c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b27369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19010 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb2a4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b06514 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07c15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f23f3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4541b {
  color: #e4541b;
}
Background
.bg-e4541b {
  background-color: #e4541b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4541b {
  border: 2px solid #e4541b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4541b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 84 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4541b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4541b, #e4b81b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4541b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 84 27 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 0.83 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.61 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.69 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.53 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.76 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.11 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.22 #1babe4 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Flame
#e4541b  rgb(228, 84, 27)  hsl(17, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1babe4  rgb(27, 171, 228)  hsl(197, 79%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#1be454  rgb(27, 228, 84)  hsl(137, 79%, 50%)  Malachite
#541be4  rgb(84, 27, 228)  hsl(257, 79%, 50%)  Han Purple