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#E9511E

#e9511e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e9511e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 31.76% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.24% magenta, 87.12% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 15.07°, with 82.19% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.233

Complementary

  1. #e9511e
  2. #1eb6e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9511e
  2. #1ee9b6
  3. #1e51e9

Analogous

  1. #e91e51
  2. #e9511e
  3. #e9b61e

Triadic

  1. #e9511e
  2. #1ee951
  3. #511ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e9511e
  2. #b6e91e
  3. #1eb6e9
  4. #511ee9

Square

  1. #e9511e
  2. #51e91e
  3. #1eb6e9
  4. #b61ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #64210a
  2. #aa3711
  3. #e9511e
  4. #f08764
  5. #f7bda9

Shades

#e9511e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9511e
  2. #d2491b
  3. #ba4118
  4. #a33915
  5. #8c3112
  6. #75290f
  7. #5d200c
  8. #461809
  9. #2f1006
  10. #170803
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9511e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9511e
  2. #eb6235
  3. #ed744b
  4. #f08562
  5. #f29778
  6. #f4a88f
  7. #f6b9a5
  8. #f8cbbc
  9. #fbdcd2
  10. #fdeee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9511e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9511e
  2. #df5628
  3. #d45a32
  4. #ca5f3b
  5. #bf6445
  6. #b5694f
  7. #aa6d59
  8. #a07263
  9. #95776c
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6736a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39113 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b36418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37d18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f83a3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9511e {
  color: #e9511e;
}
Background
.bg-e9511e {
  background-color: #e9511e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9511e {
  border: 2px solid #e9511e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9511e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 81 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 82% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9511e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9511e, #e9b61e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9511e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 81 30 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 1.77 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.44 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.75 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.98 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.44 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.56 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.01 #16aee1 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Flame
#e9511e  rgb(233, 81, 30)  hsl(15, 82%, 52%)  Flame
#1eb6e9  rgb(30, 182, 233)  hsl(195, 82%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1ee951  rgb(30, 233, 81)  hsl(135, 82%, 52%)  Malachite
#511ee9  rgb(81, 30, 233)  hsl(255, 82%, 52%)  Han Purple