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#EF491F

#ef491f ≈ Coquelicot

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef491f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 28.63% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.46% magenta, 87.03% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 12.12°, with 86.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #ef491f
  2. #1fc5ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef491f
  2. #1fefb1
  3. #1f5def

Analogous

  1. #ef1f5d
  2. #ef491f
  3. #efb11f

Triadic

  1. #ef491f
  2. #1fef49
  3. #491fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef491f
  2. #c5ef1f
  3. #1fc5ef
  4. #491fef

Square

  1. #ef491f
  2. #5def1f
  3. #1fc5ef
  4. #b11fef

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1c08
  2. #b52f0d
  3. #ef491f
  4. #f48366
  5. #f9bdae

Shades

#ef491f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef491f
  2. #d7421c
  3. #bf3a19
  4. #a73316
  5. #8f2c13
  6. #782510
  7. #601d0c
  8. #481609
  9. #300f06
  10. #180703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef491f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef491f
  2. #f15b35
  3. #f26d4c
  4. #f48062
  5. #f59279
  6. #f7a48f
  7. #f9b6a5
  8. #fac8bc
  9. #fcdbd2
  10. #fdede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef491f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef491f
  2. #e44f29
  3. #d95432
  4. #ce5a3c
  5. #c35f46
  6. #b86550
  7. #ac6a59
  8. #a17063
  9. #96756d
  10. #8b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9716a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6d16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49212 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5601a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c77b18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe2b37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef491f {
  color: #ef491f;
}
Background
.bg-ef491f {
  background-color: #ef491f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef491f {
  border: 2px solid #ef491f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef491f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 73 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef491f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef491f, #efb11f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef491f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 73 31 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 2.97 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.42 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.62 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.75 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.78 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.31 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.77 #10b6e0 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ef491f  rgb(239, 73, 31)  hsl(12, 87%, 53%)  Coquelicot
#1fc5ef  rgb(31, 197, 239)  hsl(192, 87%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1fef49  rgb(31, 239, 73)  hsl(132, 87%, 53%)  Lime
#491fef  rgb(73, 31, 239)  hsl(252, 87%, 53%)  Han Purple