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#EE522E

#ee522e ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee522e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 32.16% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.55% magenta, 80.67% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.25°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.2441

Complementary

  1. #ee522e
  2. #2ecaee

Split complementary

  1. #ee522e
  2. #2eeeb2
  3. #2e6aee

Analogous

  1. #ee2e6a
  2. #ee522e
  3. #eeb22e

Triadic

  1. #ee522e
  2. #2eee52
  3. #522eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee522e
  2. #caee2e
  3. #2ecaee
  4. #522eee

Square

  1. #ee522e
  2. #6aee2e
  3. #2ecaee
  4. #b22eee

Monochromatic

  1. #791f0a
  2. #c03110
  3. #ee522e
  4. #f48d75
  5. #fac7bc

Shades

#ee522e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee522e
  2. #d64a29
  3. #be4225
  4. #a73920
  5. #8f311c
  6. #772917
  7. #5f2112
  8. #47190e
  9. #301009
  10. #180805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee522e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee522e
  2. #f06343
  3. #f17558
  4. #f3866d
  5. #f59782
  6. #f7a997
  7. #f8baab
  8. #facbc0
  9. #fcdcd5
  10. #fdeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee522e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee522e
  2. #e35736
  3. #d85b3e
  4. #cd6047
  5. #c2644f
  6. #b76957
  7. #ac6e5f
  8. #a17267
  9. #967770
  10. #8b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba766e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff214b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6662b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c77f2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd3b41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee522e {
  color: #ee522e;
}
Background
.bg-ee522e {
  background-color: #ee522e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee522e {
  border: 2px solid #ee522e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee522e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 82 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee522e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee522e, #eeb22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee522e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 82 46 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.31 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.42 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.85 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.85 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.02 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.36 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.62 #11add1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Flame
#ee522e  rgb(238, 82, 46)  hsl(11, 85%, 56%)  Flame
#2ecaee  rgb(46, 202, 238)  hsl(191, 85%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#2eee52  rgb(46, 238, 82)  hsl(131, 85%, 56%)  Malachite
#522eee  rgb(82, 46, 238)  hsl(251, 85%, 56%)  Han Purple