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#E4591B

#e4591b ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4591b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 34.9% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 88.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 18.51°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.2372

Complementary

  1. #e4591b
  2. #1ba6e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4591b
  2. #1be4be
  3. #1b41e4

Analogous

  1. #e41b41
  2. #e4591b
  3. #e4be1b

Triadic

  1. #e4591b
  2. #1be459
  3. #591be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4591b
  2. #a6e41b
  3. #1ba6e4
  4. #591be4

Square

  1. #e4591b
  2. #41e41b
  3. #1ba6e4
  4. #be1be4

Monochromatic

  1. #5b240b
  2. #a03e13
  3. #e4591b
  4. #ec8b5f
  5. #f4bda4

Shades

#e4591b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4591b
  2. #cd5018
  3. #b64716
  4. #a03e13
  5. #893510
  6. #722d0e
  7. #5b240b
  8. #441b08
  9. #2e1205
  10. #170903
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4591b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4591b
  2. #e76a32
  3. #e97a49
  4. #ec8b5f
  5. #ef9b76
  6. #f2ac8d
  7. #f4bda4
  8. #f7cdbb
  9. #faded1
  10. #fceee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4591b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4591b
  2. #da5d25
  3. #d0612f
  4. #c66539
  5. #bc6943
  6. #b26d4e
  7. #a87058
  8. #9e7462
  9. #94786c
  10. #8a7c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3766b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81720c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39111 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb344e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b26913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17f16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2453f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4591b {
  color: #e4591b;
}
Background
.bg-e4591b {
  background-color: #e4591b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4591b {
  border: 2px solid #e4591b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4591b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 89 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4591b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4591b, #e4be1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4591b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 89 27 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.34 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.53 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.67 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.56 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.90 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.95 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.10 #1ba6e4 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#e4591b  rgb(228, 89, 27)  hsl(19, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1ba6e4  rgb(27, 166, 228)  hsl(199, 79%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#1be459  rgb(27, 228, 89)  hsl(139, 79%, 50%)  Malachite
#591be4  rgb(89, 27, 228)  hsl(259, 79%, 50%)  Han Purple