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#E8542E

#e8542e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8542e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 32.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.79% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 12.26°, with 80.17% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.2369

Complementary

  1. #e8542e
  2. #2ec2e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8542e
  2. #2ee8b1
  3. #2e65e8

Analogous

  1. #e82e65
  2. #e8542e
  3. #e8b12e

Triadic

  1. #e8542e
  2. #2ee854
  3. #542ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8542e
  2. #c2e82e
  3. #2ec2e8
  4. #542ee8

Square

  1. #e8542e
  2. #65e82e
  3. #2ec2e8
  4. #b12ee8

Monochromatic

  1. #71210c
  2. #b63514
  3. #e8542e
  4. #f08c73
  5. #f7c5b8

Shades

#e8542e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8542e
  2. #d14c29
  3. #ba4325
  4. #a23b20
  5. #8b321c
  6. #742a17
  7. #5d2212
  8. #46190e
  9. #2e1109
  10. #170805
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8542e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8542e
  2. #ea6543
  3. #ed7658
  4. #ef876d
  5. #f19882
  6. #f4aa97
  7. #f6bbab
  8. #f8ccc0
  9. #faddd5
  10. #fdeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8542e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8542e
  2. #de5836
  3. #d35d3e
  4. #c96147
  5. #be664f
  6. #b46a57
  7. #aa6e5f
  8. #9f7367
  9. #957770
  10. #8a7c78
  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 #b6756d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7128 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2a4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3672b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37e2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f63f42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8542e {
  color: #e8542e;
}
Background
.bg-e8542e {
  background-color: #e8542e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8542e {
  border: 2px solid #e8542e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8542e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 84 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8542e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8542e, #e8b12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8542e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 84 46 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.50 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.86 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.17 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.32 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.39 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.49 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.84 #17abd1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#e8542e  rgb(232, 84, 46)  hsl(12, 80%, 55%)  Flame
#2ec2e8  rgb(46, 194, 232)  hsl(192, 80%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2ee854  rgb(46, 232, 84)  hsl(132, 80%, 55%)  Malachite
#542ee8  rgb(84, 46, 232)  hsl(252, 80%, 55%)  Han Purple