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#E6511A

#e6511a ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e6511a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 31.76% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.78% magenta, 88.7% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 16.18°, with 80.31% 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 and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.35.

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Relative luminance0.2278

Complementary

  1. #e6511a
  2. #1aafe6

Split complementary

  1. #e6511a
  2. #1ae6b7
  3. #1a49e6

Analogous

  1. #e61a49
  2. #e6511a
  3. #e6b71a

Triadic

  1. #e6511a
  2. #1ae651
  3. #511ae6

Tetradic

  1. #e6511a
  2. #afe61a
  3. #1aafe6
  4. #511ae6

Square

  1. #e6511a
  2. #49e61a
  3. #1aafe6
  4. #b71ae6

Monochromatic

  1. #5d200a
  2. #a23912
  3. #e6511a
  4. #ee855f
  5. #f5baa4

Shades

#e6511a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6511a
  2. #cf4917
  3. #b84115
  4. #a13912
  5. #8a3110
  6. #73290d
  7. #5c200a
  8. #451808
  9. #2e1005
  10. #170803
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6511a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6511a
  2. #e96231
  3. #eb7448
  4. #ee855f
  5. #f09776
  6. #f3a88d
  7. #f5b9a3
  8. #f8cbba
  9. #fadcd1
  10. #fdeee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6511a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6511a
  2. #dc5624
  3. #d25a2e
  4. #c75f39
  5. #bd6443
  6. #b3694d
  7. #a96d57
  8. #9f7261
  9. #94776c
  10. #8a7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b37269 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6e0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2900d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd2247 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b16413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17b13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f43a3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6511a {
  color: #e6511a;
}
Background
.bg-e6511a {
  background-color: #e6511a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6511a {
  border: 2px solid #e6511a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6511a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 81 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6511a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6511a, #e6b71a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6511a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 81 26 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.35 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.56 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.08 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.16 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.50 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.67 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.52 #19aee5 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Flame
#e6511a  rgb(230, 81, 26)  hsl(16, 80%, 50%)  Flame
#1aafe6  rgb(26, 175, 230)  hsl(196, 80%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1ae651  rgb(26, 230, 81)  hsl(136, 80%, 50%)  Malachite
#511ae6  rgb(81, 26, 230)  hsl(256, 80%, 50%)  Han Purple