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#EC520F

#ec520f ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec520f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 32.16% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.25% magenta, 93.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 18.19°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #ec520f
  2. #0fa9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec520f
  2. #0fecc1
  3. #0f3bec

Analogous

  1. #ec0f3b
  2. #ec520f
  3. #ecc10f

Triadic

  1. #ec520f
  2. #0fec52
  3. #520fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec520f
  2. #a9ec0f
  3. #0fa9ec
  4. #520fec

Square

  1. #ec520f
  2. #3bec0f
  3. #0fa9ec
  4. #c10fec

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2006
  2. #a4390a
  3. #ec520f
  4. #f48453
  5. #f9b89b

Shades

#ec520f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec520f
  2. #d44a0e
  3. #bd420c
  4. #a5390b
  5. #8e3109
  6. #762908
  7. #5e2106
  8. #471905
  9. #2f1003
  10. #180802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec520f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec520f
  2. #ee6327
  3. #f0753f
  4. #f28657
  5. #f4976f
  6. #f6a987
  7. #f7ba9f
  8. #f9cbb7
  9. #fbdccf
  10. #fdeee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec520f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec520f
  2. #e1571a
  3. #d65b26
  4. #cc6031
  5. #c1643c
  6. #b66948
  7. #ab6e53
  8. #a0725e
  9. #967769
  10. #8b7b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8756a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1f47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b56502 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67e03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3a38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec520f {
  color: #ec520f;
}
Background
.bg-ec520f {
  background-color: #ec520f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec520f {
  border: 2px solid #ec520f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec520f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 82 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec520f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec520f, #ecc10f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec520f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 82 15 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.17 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.18 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.50 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.27 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.37 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.48 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.98 #13adf0 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec520f  rgb(236, 82, 15)  hsl(18, 88%, 49%)  Flame
#0fa9ec  rgb(15, 169, 236)  hsl(198, 88%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#0fec52  rgb(15, 236, 82)  hsl(138, 88%, 49%)  Malachite
#520fec  rgb(82, 15, 236)  hsl(258, 88%, 49%)  Ultramarine