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#EE6409

#ee6409 ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee6409 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 39.22% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.98% magenta, 96.22% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 23.84°, with 92.71% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persimmon (#ec5800), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2731

Complementary

  1. #ee6409
  2. #0993ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee6409
  2. #09eed6
  3. #0921ee

Analogous

  1. #ee0921
  2. #ee6409
  3. #eed609

Triadic

  1. #ee6409
  2. #09ee64
  3. #6409ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee6409
  2. #93ee09
  3. #0993ee
  4. #6409ee

Square

  1. #ee6409
  2. #21ee09
  3. #0993ee
  4. #d609ee

Monochromatic

  1. #5b2603
  2. #a44506
  3. #ee6409
  4. #f8904b
  5. #fbbe95

Shades

#ee6409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee6409
  2. #d65a08
  3. #be5007
  4. #a74606
  5. #8f3c05
  6. #773205
  7. #5f2804
  8. #471e03
  9. #301402
  10. #180a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee6409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee6409
  2. #f07422
  3. #f1833a
  4. #f39353
  5. #f5a26b
  6. #f7b284
  7. #f8c19d
  8. #fad1b5
  9. #fce0ce
  10. #fdf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee6409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee6409
  2. #e36715
  3. #d86a21
  4. #cd6c2d
  5. #c26f39
  6. #b77245
  7. #ac7550
  8. #a1785c
  9. #967a68
  10. #8b7d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc8071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc7300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb8800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd5143 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee6409 {
  color: #ee6409;
}
Background
.bg-ee6409 {
  background-color: #ee6409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee6409 {
  border: 2px solid #ee6409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee6409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 100 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee6409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee6409, #eed609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee6409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 100 9 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.94 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.07 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.40 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.44 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.50 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.03 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 7.08 #119bf6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Persimmon
#ee6409  rgb(238, 100, 9)  hsl(24, 93%, 48%)  Persimmon
#0993ee  rgb(9, 147, 238)  hsl(204, 93%, 48%)  Bleu de France
#09ee64  rgb(9, 238, 100)  hsl(144, 93%, 48%)  Spring Green
#6409ee  rgb(100, 9, 238)  hsl(264, 93%, 48%)  Han Purple