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#EC4E0E

#ec4e0e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec4e0e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 94.07% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 17.3°, with 88.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 2.24.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2331

Complementary

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #0eacec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #0eecbd
  3. #0e3dec

Analogous

  1. #ec0e3d
  2. #ec4e0e
  3. #ecbd0e

Triadic

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #0eec4e
  3. #4e0eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #acec0e
  3. #0eacec
  4. #4e0eec

Square

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #3dec0e
  3. #0eacec
  4. #bd0eec

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1e05
  2. #a4360a
  3. #ec4e0e
  4. #f58152
  5. #f9b59a

Shades

#ec4e0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #d4460d
  3. #bd3e0b
  4. #a5370a
  5. #8e2f08
  6. #762707
  7. #5e1f06
  8. #471704
  9. #2f1003
  10. #180801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #ee6026
  3. #f0713e
  4. #f28356
  5. #f4956e
  6. #f6a787
  7. #f7b89f
  8. #f9cab7
  9. #fbdccf
  10. #fdede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #e15319
  3. #d65825
  4. #cc5d30
  5. #c1623c
  6. #b66747
  7. #ab6c52
  8. #a0715e
  9. #967669
  10. #8b7b75
  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 #b77369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1144 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b56301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3436 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e0e {
  color: #ec4e0e;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e0e {
  background-color: #ec4e0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e0e {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e0e, #ecbd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 14 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.24 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.40 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.18 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.35 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.59 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.88 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.22 #13b1f1 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec4e0e  rgb(236, 78, 14)  hsl(17, 89%, 49%)  Flame
#0eacec  rgb(14, 172, 236)  hsl(197, 89%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#0eec4e  rgb(14, 236, 78)  hsl(137, 89%, 49%)  Malachite
#4e0eec  rgb(78, 14, 236)  hsl(257, 89%, 49%)  Ultramarine