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#E45F31

#e45f31 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e45f31 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 37.25% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 78.51% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 15.42°, with 76.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.249

Complementary

  1. #e45f31
  2. #31b6e4

Split complementary

  1. #e45f31
  2. #31e4b8
  3. #315ce4

Analogous

  1. #e4315c
  2. #e45f31
  3. #e4b831

Triadic

  1. #e45f31
  2. #31e45f
  3. #5f31e4

Tetradic

  1. #e45f31
  2. #b6e431
  3. #31b6e4
  4. #5f31e4

Square

  1. #e45f31
  2. #5ce431
  3. #31b6e4
  4. #b831e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6e270e
  2. #b13f17
  3. #e45f31
  4. #ed9475
  5. #f6c8b8

Shades

#e45f31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e45f31
  2. #cd562c
  3. #b64c27
  4. #a04322
  5. #89391d
  6. #723019
  7. #5b2614
  8. #441d0f
  9. #2e130a
  10. #170a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e45f31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e45f31
  2. #e76f46
  3. #e97f5a
  4. #ec8f6f
  5. #ef9f83
  6. #f2af98
  7. #f4bfad
  8. #f7cfc1
  9. #fadfd6
  10. #fcefea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e45f31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e45f31
  2. #da6239
  3. #d06641
  4. #c66949
  5. #bc6c51
  6. #b27059
  7. #a87360
  8. #9e7668
  9. #947970
  10. #8a7d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b57a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84762b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5942c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa3f56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b36e2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1822e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f24e4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e45f31 {
  color: #e45f31;
}
Background
.bg-e45f31 {
  background-color: #e45f31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e45f31 {
  border: 2px solid #e45f31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e45f31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 95 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e45f31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e45f31, #e4b831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e45f31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 95 49 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.24 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.93 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.16 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.48 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.48 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.71 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.16 #1ba0ce Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Flame
#e45f31  rgb(228, 95, 49)  hsl(15, 77%, 54%)  Flame
#31b6e4  rgb(49, 182, 228)  hsl(195, 77%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#31e45f  rgb(49, 228, 95)  hsl(135, 77%, 54%)  Malachite
#5f31e4  rgb(95, 49, 228)  hsl(255, 77%, 54%)  Han Purple