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#EC491E

#ec491e ≈ Coquelicot

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec491e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 28.63% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.07% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 12.52°, 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2269

Complementary

  1. #ec491e
  2. #1ec1ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec491e
  2. #1eecb0
  3. #1e5aec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e5a
  2. #ec491e
  3. #ecb01e

Triadic

  1. #ec491e
  2. #1eec49
  3. #491eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec491e
  2. #c1ec1e
  3. #1ec1ec
  4. #491eec

Square

  1. #ec491e
  2. #5aec1e
  3. #1ec1ec
  4. #b01eec

Monochromatic

  1. #681d09
  2. #af300f
  3. #ec491e
  4. #f28265
  5. #f8bbab

Shades

#ec491e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec491e
  2. #d4421b
  3. #bd3a18
  4. #a53315
  5. #8e2c12
  6. #76250f
  7. #5e1d0c
  8. #471609
  9. #2f0f06
  10. #180703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec491e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec491e
  2. #ee5b35
  3. #f06d4b
  4. #f28062
  5. #f49278
  6. #f6a48f
  7. #f7b6a5
  8. #f9c8bc
  9. #fbdbd2
  10. #fdede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec491e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec491e
  2. #e14f28
  3. #d65432
  4. #cc5a3b
  5. #c15f45
  6. #b6654f
  7. #ab6a59
  8. #a07063
  9. #96756c
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6c14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b36019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb2c37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec491e {
  color: #ec491e;
}
Background
.bg-ec491e {
  background-color: #ec491e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec491e {
  border: 2px solid #ec491e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec491e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 73 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec491e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec491e, #ecb01e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec491e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 73 30 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.29 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.51 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.65 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.83 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.05 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.45 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.89 #13b6e1 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ec491e  rgb(236, 73, 30)  hsl(13, 84%, 52%)  Coquelicot
#1ec1ec  rgb(30, 193, 236)  hsl(193, 84%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1eec49  rgb(30, 236, 73)  hsl(133, 84%, 52%)  Malachite
#491eec  rgb(73, 30, 236)  hsl(253, 84%, 52%)  Han Purple