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#EE4E23

#ee4e23 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee4e23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.71°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #23c3ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #23eeb4
  3. #235eee

Analogous

  1. #ee235e
  2. #ee4e23
  3. #eeb423

Triadic

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #23ee4e
  3. #4e23ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #c3ee23
  3. #23c3ee
  4. #4e23ee

Square

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #5eee23
  3. #23c3ee
  4. #b423ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6f1e09
  2. #b6320e
  3. #ee4e23
  4. #f3876a
  5. #f9c0b1

Shades

#ee4e23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #d64620
  3. #be3e1c
  4. #a73719
  5. #8f2f15
  6. #772712
  7. #5f1f0e
  8. #47170b
  9. #301007
  10. #180804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee4e23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #f06039
  3. #f1714f
  4. #f38365
  5. #f5957b
  6. #f7a791
  7. #f8b8a7
  8. #facabd
  9. #fcdcd3
  10. #fdede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee4e23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee4e23
  2. #e3532c
  3. #d85836
  4. #cd5d3f
  5. #c26248
  6. #b76752
  7. #ac6c5b
  8. #a17164
  9. #96766d
  10. #8b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9736c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59319 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1346 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6641e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67d1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd343b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee4e23 {
  color: #ee4e23;
}
Background
.bg-ee4e23 {
  background-color: #ee4e23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee4e23 {
  border: 2px solid #ee4e23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee4e23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 78 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee4e23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee4e23, #eeb423);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee4e23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 78 35 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.30 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.35 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.70 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.07 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.08 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.30 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.83 #11b1dc Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#ee4e23  rgb(238, 78, 35)  hsl(13, 86%, 54%)  Flame
#23c3ee  rgb(35, 195, 238)  hsl(193, 86%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#23ee4e  rgb(35, 238, 78)  hsl(133, 86%, 54%)  Malachite
#4e23ee  rgb(78, 35, 238)  hsl(253, 86%, 54%)  Han Purple