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#E9542E

#e9542e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9542e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 32.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.95% magenta, 80.26% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 12.19°, with 80.95% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2386

Complementary

  1. #e9542e
  2. #2ec3e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9542e
  2. #2ee9b1
  3. #2e66e9

Analogous

  1. #e92e66
  2. #e9542e
  3. #e9b12e

Triadic

  1. #e9542e
  2. #2ee954
  3. #542ee9

Tetradic

  1. #e9542e
  2. #c3e92e
  3. #2ec3e9
  4. #542ee9

Square

  1. #e9542e
  2. #66e92e
  3. #2ec3e9
  4. #b12ee9

Monochromatic

  1. #72210c
  2. #b73513
  3. #e9542e
  4. #f08d73
  5. #f8c5b8

Shades

#e9542e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9542e
  2. #d24c29
  3. #ba4325
  4. #a33b20
  5. #8c321c
  6. #752a17
  7. #5d2212
  8. #46190e
  9. #2f1109
  10. #170805
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9542e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9542e
  2. #eb6543
  3. #ed7658
  4. #f0876d
  5. #f29882
  6. #f4aa97
  7. #f6bbab
  8. #f8ccc0
  9. #fbddd5
  10. #fdeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9542e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9542e
  2. #df5836
  3. #d45d3e
  4. #ca6147
  5. #bf664f
  6. #b56a57
  7. #aa6e5f
  8. #a07367
  9. #957770
  10. #8b7c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 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 #a49227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2a4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3672b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37e2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f73f42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9542e {
  color: #e9542e;
}
Background
.bg-e9542e {
  background-color: #e9542e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9542e {
  border: 2px solid #e9542e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9542e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 84 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9542e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9542e, #e9b12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9542e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 84 46 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.56 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.77 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.07 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.26 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.31 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.90 #16abd1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#e9542e  rgb(233, 84, 46)  hsl(12, 81%, 55%)  Flame
#2ec3e9  rgb(46, 195, 233)  hsl(192, 81%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2ee954  rgb(46, 233, 84)  hsl(132, 81%, 55%)  Malachite
#542ee9  rgb(84, 46, 233)  hsl(252, 81%, 55%)  Han Purple