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#EE4E0A

#ee4e0a ≈ Tangelo

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee4e0a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 30.59% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 95.8% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 17.89°, with 91.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tangelo (#f94d00), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2365

Complementary

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #0aaaee

Split complementary

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #0aeec0
  3. #0a38ee

Analogous

  1. #ee0a38
  2. #ee4e0a
  3. #eec00a

Triadic

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #0aee4e
  3. #4e0aee

Tetradic

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #aaee0a
  3. #0aaaee
  4. #4e0aee

Square

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #38ee0a
  3. #0aaaee
  4. #c00aee

Monochromatic

  1. #5b1e04
  2. #a53607
  3. #ee4e0a
  4. #f8804d
  5. #fbb496

Shades

#ee4e0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #d64609
  3. #be3e08
  4. #a73707
  5. #8f2f06
  6. #772705
  7. #5f1f04
  8. #471703
  9. #301002
  10. #180801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee4e0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #f06023
  3. #f1713b
  4. #f38354
  5. #f5956c
  6. #f7a785
  7. #f8b89d
  8. #facab6
  9. #fcdcce
  10. #fdede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee4e0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee4e0a
  2. #e35316
  3. #d85822
  4. #cd5d2d
  5. #c26239
  6. #b76745
  7. #ac6c51
  8. #a1715d
  9. #967668
  10. #8b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9736a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0e44 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c77d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd3335 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee4e0a {
  color: #ee4e0a;
}
Background
.bg-ee4e0a {
  background-color: #ee4e0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee4e0a {
  border: 2px solid #ee4e0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee4e0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 78 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee4e0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee4e0a, #eec00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee4e0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 78 10 / 0.35);
}

#f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 1.98 #e25822 Flame ΔE 2.53 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 2.91 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.05 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.18 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.84 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.32 #11b1f5 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Tangelo
#ee4e0a  rgb(238, 78, 10)  hsl(18, 92%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0aaaee  rgb(10, 170, 238)  hsl(198, 92%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#0aee4e  rgb(10, 238, 78)  hsl(138, 92%, 49%)  Malachite
#4e0aee  rgb(78, 10, 238)  hsl(258, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine