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#EE5522

#ee5522 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee5522 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 33.33% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 85.71% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.2479

Complementary

  1. #ee5522
  2. #22bbee

Split complementary

  1. #ee5522
  2. #22eebb
  3. #2255ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2255
  2. #ee5522
  3. #eebb22

Triadic

  1. #ee5522
  2. #22ee55
  3. #5522ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee5522
  2. #bbee22
  3. #22bbee
  4. #5522ee

Square

  1. #ee5522
  2. #55ee22
  3. #22bbee
  4. #bb22ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6e2209
  2. #b6380e
  3. #ee5522
  4. #f38c69
  5. #f9c2b0

Shades

#ee5522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee5522
  2. #d64d1f
  3. #be441b
  4. #a73c18
  5. #8f3314
  6. #772b11
  7. #5f220e
  8. #471a0a
  9. #301107
  10. #180903
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee5522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee5522
  2. #f06638
  3. #f1774e
  4. #f38864
  5. #f5997a
  6. #f7aa91
  7. #f8bba7
  8. #faccbd
  9. #fcddd3
  10. #fdeee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee5522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee5522
  2. #e3592b
  3. #d85e35
  4. #cd623e
  5. #c26648
  6. #b76b51
  7. #ac6f5a
  8. #a17364
  9. #96776d
  10. #8b7c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba776e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827318 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79518 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff274c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7681c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8801d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd3e3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee5522 {
  color: #ee5522;
}
Background
.bg-ee5522 {
  background-color: #ee5522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee5522 {
  border: 2px solid #ee5522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee5522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 85 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee5522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee5522, #eebb22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee5522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 85 34 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.31 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.89 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.20 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.59 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.93 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 4.38 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.29 #11aadd Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Flame
#ee5522  rgb(238, 85, 34)  hsl(15, 86%, 53%)  Flame
#22bbee  rgb(34, 187, 238)  hsl(195, 86%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#22ee55  rgb(34, 238, 85)  hsl(135, 86%, 53%)  Malachite
#5522ee  rgb(85, 34, 238)  hsl(255, 86%, 53%)  Han Purple