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#E56321

#e56321 ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e56321 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 38.82% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.77% magenta, 85.59% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 20.2°, with 79.03% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persimmon (#ec5800), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.2569

Complementary

  1. #e56321
  2. #21a3e5

Split complementary

  1. #e56321
  2. #21e5c5
  3. #2141e5

Analogous

  1. #e52141
  2. #e56321
  3. #e5c521

Triadic

  1. #e56321
  2. #21e563
  3. #6321e5

Tetradic

  1. #e56321
  2. #a3e521
  3. #21a3e5
  4. #6321e5

Square

  1. #e56321
  2. #41e521
  3. #21a3e5
  4. #c521e5

Monochromatic

  1. #62280b
  2. #a64513
  3. #e56321
  4. #ed9365
  5. #f5c3aa

Shades

#e56321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e56321
  2. #ce591e
  3. #b74f1a
  4. #a04517
  5. #893b14
  6. #733211
  7. #5c280d
  8. #451e0a
  9. #2e1407
  10. #170a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e56321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e56321
  2. #e87337
  3. #ea824d
  4. #ed9264
  5. #efa17a
  6. #f2b190
  7. #f5c1a6
  8. #f7d0bc
  9. #fae0d3
  10. #fcefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e56321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e56321
  2. #db662b
  3. #d16934
  4. #c76c3e
  5. #bd6f47
  6. #b37251
  7. #a8745a
  8. #9e7764
  9. #947a6d
  10. #8a7d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b67d6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887814 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8961b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc4357 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5701a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3841d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f35247 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e56321 {
  color: #e56321;
}
Background
.bg-e56321 {
  background-color: #e56321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e56321 {
  border: 2px solid #e56321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e56321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 99 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e56321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e56321, #e5c521);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e56321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 99 33 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.50 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.49 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.74 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.02 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.11 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.20 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.80 #1a9cde Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Persimmon
#e56321  rgb(229, 99, 33)  hsl(20, 79%, 51%)  Persimmon
#21a3e5  rgb(33, 163, 229)  hsl(200, 79%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#21e563  rgb(33, 229, 99)  hsl(140, 79%, 51%)  Malachite
#6321e5  rgb(99, 33, 229)  hsl(260, 79%, 51%)  Han Purple