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#EC6A35

#ec6a35 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec6a35 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 41.57% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 17.38°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.284

Complementary

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #35b7ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #35ecc6
  3. #355cec

Analogous

  1. #ec355c
  2. #ec6a35
  3. #ecc635

Triadic

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #35ec6a
  3. #6a35ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #b7ec35
  3. #35b7ec
  4. #6a35ec

Square

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #5cec35
  3. #35b7ec
  4. #c635ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7c2c0c
  2. #c24512
  3. #ec6a35
  4. #f39e7b
  5. #f9d1c1

Shades

#ec6a35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #d45f30
  3. #bd552a
  4. #a54a25
  5. #8e4020
  6. #76351b
  7. #5e2a15
  8. #472010
  9. #2f150b
  10. #180b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec6a35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #ee7949
  3. #f0885d
  4. #f29772
  5. #f4a686
  6. #f6b59a
  7. #f7c3ae
  8. #f9d2c2
  9. #fbe1d7
  10. #fdf0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec6a35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec6a35
  2. #e16c3d
  3. #d66e44
  4. #cc714c
  5. #c17353
  6. #b6755b
  7. #ab7762
  8. #a0796a
  9. #967c71
  10. #8b7e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7f2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb7731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca8b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa5a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec6a35 {
  color: #ec6a35;
}
Background
.bg-ec6a35 {
  background-color: #ec6a35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec6a35 {
  border: 2px solid #ec6a35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec6a35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 106 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec6a35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec6a35, #ecc635);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec6a35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 106 53 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.64 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.72 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.07 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.30 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.41 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.12 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 6.29 #1395ca Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec6a35  rgb(236, 106, 53)  hsl(17, 83%, 57%)  Flame
#35b7ec  rgb(53, 183, 236)  hsl(197, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#35ec6a  rgb(53, 236, 106)  hsl(137, 83%, 57%)  Spring Green
#6a35ec  rgb(106, 53, 236)  hsl(257, 83%, 57%)  Electric Indigo