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#EE601C

#ee601c ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee601c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 37.65% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.66% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.43°, 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persimmon (#ec5800), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2663

Complementary

  1. #ee601c
  2. #1caaee

Split complementary

  1. #ee601c
  2. #1ceec9
  3. #1c41ee

Analogous

  1. #ee1c41
  2. #ee601c
  3. #eec91c

Triadic

  1. #ee601c
  2. #1cee60
  3. #601cee

Tetradic

  1. #ee601c
  2. #aaee1c
  3. #1caaee
  4. #601cee

Square

  1. #ee601c
  2. #41ee1c
  3. #1caaee
  4. #c91cee

Monochromatic

  1. #692708
  2. #b0420d
  3. #ee601c
  4. #f39263
  5. #f9c4aa

Shades

#ee601c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee601c
  2. #d65619
  3. #be4d16
  4. #a74314
  5. #8f3a11
  6. #77300e
  7. #5f260b
  8. #471d08
  9. #301306
  10. #180a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee601c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee601c
  2. #f07033
  3. #f18049
  4. #f39060
  5. #f5a077
  6. #f7b08e
  7. #f8bfa4
  8. #facfbb
  9. #fcdfd2
  10. #fdefe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee601c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee601c
  2. #e36326
  3. #d86630
  4. #cd6a3a
  5. #c26d44
  6. #b7704e
  7. #ac7358
  8. #a17662
  9. #967a6c
  10. #8b7d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc7d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89790b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9912 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba7013 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca8617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd4c44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee601c {
  color: #ee601c;
}
Background
.bg-ee601c {
  background-color: #ee601c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee601c {
  border: 2px solid #ee601c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee601c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 96 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee601c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee601c, #eec91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee601c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 96 28 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.16 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.44 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.56 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.70 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.88 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.55 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.63 #119fe3 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Persimmon
#ee601c  rgb(238, 96, 28)  hsl(19, 86%, 52%)  Persimmon
#1caaee  rgb(28, 170, 238)  hsl(199, 86%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#1cee60  rgb(28, 238, 96)  hsl(139, 86%, 52%)  Spring Green
#601cee  rgb(96, 28, 238)  hsl(259, 86%, 52%)  Han Purple