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#EC481E

#ec481e ≈ Coquelicot

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec481e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 28.24% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.49% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 12.23°, with 84.43% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.2256

Complementary

  1. #ec481e
  2. #1ec2ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec481e
  2. #1eecaf
  3. #1e5bec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e5b
  2. #ec481e
  3. #ecaf1e

Triadic

  1. #ec481e
  2. #1eec48
  3. #481eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec481e
  2. #c2ec1e
  3. #1ec2ec
  4. #481eec

Square

  1. #ec481e
  2. #5bec1e
  3. #1ec2ec
  4. #af1eec

Monochromatic

  1. #681c09
  2. #af2f0f
  3. #ec481e
  4. #f28165
  5. #f8bbab

Shades

#ec481e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec481e
  2. #d4411b
  3. #bd3a18
  4. #a53215
  5. #8e2b12
  6. #76240f
  7. #5e1d0c
  8. #471609
  9. #2f0e06
  10. #180703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec481e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec481e
  2. #ee5a35
  3. #f06d4b
  4. #f27f62
  5. #f49178
  6. #f6a48f
  7. #f7b6a5
  8. #f9c8bc
  9. #fbdad2
  10. #fdede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec481e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec481e
  2. #e14e28
  3. #d65332
  4. #cc593b
  5. #c15e45
  6. #b6644f
  7. #ab6a59
  8. #a06f63
  9. #96756c
  10. #8b7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6b15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b35f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb2b36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec481e {
  color: #ec481e;
}
Background
.bg-ec481e {
  background-color: #ec481e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec481e {
  border: 2px solid #ec481e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec481e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 72 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec481e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec481e, #ecaf1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec481e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 72 30 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.33 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.56 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.70 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.72 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.19 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.64 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.73 #13b7e1 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ec481e  rgb(236, 72, 30)  hsl(12, 84%, 52%)  Coquelicot
#1ec2ec  rgb(30, 194, 236)  hsl(192, 84%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1eec48  rgb(30, 236, 72)  hsl(132, 84%, 52%)  Malachite
#481eec  rgb(72, 30, 236)  hsl(252, 84%, 52%)  Han Purple