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#EE501E

#ee501e ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee501e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 31.37% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.39% magenta, 87.39% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 14.42°, with 85.95% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.2401

Complementary

  1. #ee501e
  2. #1ebcee

Split complementary

  1. #ee501e
  2. #1eeeb8
  3. #1e54ee

Analogous

  1. #ee1e54
  2. #ee501e
  3. #eeb81e

Triadic

  1. #ee501e
  2. #1eee50
  3. #501eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee501e
  2. #bcee1e
  3. #1ebcee
  4. #501eee

Square

  1. #ee501e
  2. #54ee1e
  3. #1ebcee
  4. #b81eee

Monochromatic

  1. #6b2008
  2. #b2350d
  3. #ee501e
  4. #f38765
  5. #f9bfac

Shades

#ee501e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee501e
  2. #d6481b
  3. #be4018
  4. #a73815
  5. #8f3012
  6. #77280f
  7. #5f200c
  8. #471809
  9. #301006
  10. #180803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee501e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee501e
  2. #f06235
  3. #f1734b
  4. #f38562
  5. #f59678
  6. #f7a88f
  7. #f8b9a5
  8. #facbbc
  9. #fcdcd2
  10. #fdeee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee501e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee501e
  2. #e35528
  3. #d85a32
  4. #cd5e3b
  5. #c26345
  6. #b7684f
  7. #ac6d59
  8. #a17263
  9. #96766c
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9746c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7013 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69412 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1947 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66518 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c77e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd373b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee501e {
  color: #ee501e;
}
Background
.bg-ee501e {
  background-color: #ee501e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee501e {
  border: 2px solid #ee501e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee501e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 80 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee501e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee501e, #eeb81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee501e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 80 30 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.51 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.02 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.06 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.33 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.89 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.52 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.78 #11afe1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Flame
#ee501e  rgb(238, 80, 30)  hsl(14, 86%, 53%)  Flame
#1ebcee  rgb(30, 188, 238)  hsl(194, 86%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1eee50  rgb(30, 238, 80)  hsl(134, 86%, 53%)  Malachite
#501eee  rgb(80, 30, 238)  hsl(254, 86%, 53%)  Han Purple