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#EE561C

#ee561c ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee561c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 33.73% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.87% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 16.57°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.2492

Complementary

  1. #ee561c
  2. #1cb4ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee561c
  2. #1ceebf
  3. #1c4bee

Analogous

  1. #ee1c4b
  2. #ee561c
  3. #eebf1c

Triadic

  1. #ee561c
  2. #1cee56
  3. #561cee

Tetradic

  1. #ee561c
  2. #b4ee1c
  3. #1cb4ee
  4. #561cee

Square

  1. #ee561c
  2. #4bee1c
  3. #1cb4ee
  4. #bf1cee

Monochromatic

  1. #692308
  2. #b03a0d
  3. #ee561c
  4. #f38b63
  5. #f9c0aa

Shades

#ee561c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee561c
  2. #d64d19
  3. #be4516
  4. #a73c14
  5. #8f3411
  6. #772b0e
  7. #5f220b
  8. #471a08
  9. #301106
  10. #180903
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee561c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee561c
  2. #f06733
  3. #f17849
  4. #f38960
  5. #f59a77
  6. #f7ab8e
  7. #f8bba4
  8. #faccbb
  9. #fcddd2
  10. #fdeee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee561c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee561c
  2. #e35a26
  3. #d85e30
  4. #cd633a
  5. #c26744
  6. #b76b4e
  7. #ac6f58
  8. #a17362
  9. #96786c
  10. #8b7c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba786d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83730e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89510 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff284c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b86915 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c88115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd3f3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee561c {
  color: #ee561c;
}
Background
.bg-ee561c {
  background-color: #ee561c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee561c {
  border: 2px solid #ee561c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee561c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 86 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee561c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee561c, #eebf1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee561c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 86 28 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 2.14 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.23 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.01 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.12 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.24 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.31 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.88 #11a9e3 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Flame
#ee561c  rgb(238, 86, 28)  hsl(17, 86%, 52%)  Flame
#1cb4ee  rgb(28, 180, 238)  hsl(197, 86%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1cee56  rgb(28, 238, 86)  hsl(137, 86%, 52%)  Malachite
#561cee  rgb(86, 28, 238)  hsl(257, 86%, 52%)  Han Purple