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#E4591C

#e4591c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4591c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 87.72% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 18.3°, with 78.74% saturation and 50.2% 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 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.2372

Complementary

  1. #e4591c
  2. #1ca7e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4591c
  2. #1ce4bd
  3. #1c43e4

Analogous

  1. #e41c43
  2. #e4591c
  3. #e4bd1c

Triadic

  1. #e4591c
  2. #1ce459
  3. #591ce4

Tetradic

  1. #e4591c
  2. #a7e41c
  3. #1ca7e4
  4. #591ce4

Square

  1. #e4591c
  2. #43e41c
  3. #1ca7e4
  4. #bd1ce4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c240b
  2. #a03e13
  3. #e4591c
  4. #ec8b60
  5. #f4bda5

Shades

#e4591c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4591c
  2. #cd5019
  3. #b64716
  4. #a03e14
  5. #893511
  6. #722d0e
  7. #5b240b
  8. #441b08
  9. #2e1206
  10. #170903
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4591c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4591c
  2. #e76a33
  3. #e97a49
  4. #ec8b60
  5. #ef9b77
  6. #f2ac8e
  7. #f4bda4
  8. #f7cdbb
  9. #faded2
  10. #fceee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4591c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4591c
  2. #da5d26
  3. #d06130
  4. #c6653a
  5. #bc6944
  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 #81720e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39113 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb344e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b26915 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17f17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2453f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4591c {
  color: #e4591c;
}
Background
.bg-e4591c {
  background-color: #e4591c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4591c {
  border: 2px solid #e4591c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4591c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 89 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4591c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4591c, #e4bd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4591c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 89 28 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.20 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.65 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.66 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.56 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.87 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.88 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.19 #1ba6e3 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#e4591c  rgb(228, 89, 28)  hsl(18, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1ca7e4  rgb(28, 167, 228)  hsl(198, 79%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#1ce459  rgb(28, 228, 89)  hsl(138, 79%, 50%)  Malachite
#591ce4  rgb(89, 28, 228)  hsl(258, 79%, 50%)  Han Purple