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#EC4E1E

#ec4e1e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec4e1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 13.98°, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.2338

Complementary

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #1ebcec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #1eecb5
  3. #1e55ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e55
  2. #ec4e1e
  3. #ecb51e

Triadic

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #1eec4e
  3. #4e1eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #bcec1e
  3. #1ebcec
  4. #4e1eec

Square

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #55ec1e
  3. #1ebcec
  4. #b51eec

Monochromatic

  1. #681f09
  2. #af340f
  3. #ec4e1e
  4. #f28665
  5. #f8bdab

Shades

#ec4e1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #d4461b
  3. #bd3e18
  4. #a53715
  5. #8e2f12
  6. #76270f
  7. #5e1f0c
  8. #471709
  9. #2f1006
  10. #180803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #ee6035
  3. #f0714b
  4. #f28362
  5. #f49578
  6. #f6a78f
  7. #f7b8a5
  8. #f9cabc
  9. #fbdcd2
  10. #fdede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e1e
  2. #e15328
  3. #d65832
  4. #cc5d3b
  5. #c16245
  6. #b6674f
  7. #ab6c59
  8. #a07163
  9. #96766c
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7736a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6e13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49212 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1446 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b46318 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3439 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e1e {
  color: #ec4e1e;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e1e {
  background-color: #ec4e1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e1e {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e1e, #ecb51e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 30 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.58 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.38 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.48 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.55 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.29 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.48 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.55 #13b1e1 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec4e1e  rgb(236, 78, 30)  hsl(14, 84%, 52%)  Flame
#1ebcec  rgb(30, 188, 236)  hsl(194, 84%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1eec4e  rgb(30, 236, 78)  hsl(134, 84%, 52%)  Malachite
#4e1eec  rgb(78, 30, 236)  hsl(254, 84%, 52%)  Han Purple