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#EC511E

#ec511e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec511e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 31.76% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 14.85°, 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.2381

Complementary

  1. #ec511e
  2. #1eb9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec511e
  2. #1eecb8
  3. #1e52ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e52
  2. #ec511e
  3. #ecb81e

Triadic

  1. #ec511e
  2. #1eec51
  3. #511eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec511e
  2. #b9ec1e
  3. #1eb9ec
  4. #511eec

Square

  1. #ec511e
  2. #52ec1e
  3. #1eb9ec
  4. #b81eec

Monochromatic

  1. #682009
  2. #af360f
  3. #ec511e
  4. #f28865
  5. #f8beab

Shades

#ec511e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec511e
  2. #d4491b
  3. #bd4118
  4. #a53915
  5. #8e3112
  6. #76290f
  7. #5e200c
  8. #471809
  9. #2f1006
  10. #180803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec511e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec511e
  2. #ee6235
  3. #f0744b
  4. #f28562
  5. #f49778
  6. #f6a88f
  7. #f7b9a5
  8. #f9cbbc
  9. #fbdcd2
  10. #fdeee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec511e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec511e
  2. #e15628
  3. #d65a32
  4. #cc5f3b
  5. #c16445
  6. #b6694f
  7. #ab6d59
  8. #a07263
  9. #96776c
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8746b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7013 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1e48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b56518 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57e18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb393b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec511e {
  color: #ec511e;
}
Background
.bg-ec511e {
  background-color: #ec511e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec511e {
  border: 2px solid #ec511e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec511e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 81 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec511e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec511e, #ecb81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec511e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 81 30 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.12 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.08 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.30 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.64 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.00 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.54 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.81 #13aee1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec511e  rgb(236, 81, 30)  hsl(15, 84%, 52%)  Flame
#1eb9ec  rgb(30, 185, 236)  hsl(195, 84%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1eec51  rgb(30, 236, 81)  hsl(135, 84%, 52%)  Malachite
#511eec  rgb(81, 30, 236)  hsl(255, 84%, 52%)  Han Purple