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#EF520C

#ef520c ≈ Tangelo

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef520c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 32.16% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.69% magenta, 94.98% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 18.5°, with 90.44% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tangelo (#f94d00), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.2441

Complementary

  1. #ef520c
  2. #0ca9ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef520c
  2. #0cefc4
  3. #0c38ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0c38
  2. #ef520c
  3. #efc40c

Triadic

  1. #ef520c
  2. #0cef52
  3. #520cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef520c
  2. #a9ef0c
  3. #0ca9ef
  4. #520cef

Square

  1. #ef520c
  2. #38ef0c
  3. #0ca9ef
  4. #c40cef

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2005
  2. #a63908
  3. #ef520c
  4. #f68451
  5. #fab89a

Shades

#ef520c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef520c
  2. #d74a0b
  3. #bf420a
  4. #a73908
  5. #8f3107
  6. #782906
  7. #602105
  8. #481904
  9. #301002
  10. #180801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef520c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef520c
  2. #f16324
  3. #f2753d
  4. #f48655
  5. #f5976d
  6. #f7a986
  7. #f9ba9e
  8. #facbb6
  9. #fcdcce
  10. #fdeee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef520c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef520c
  2. #e45718
  3. #d95b23
  4. #ce602f
  5. #c3643a
  6. #b86946
  7. #ac6e52
  8. #a1725d
  9. #967769
  10. #8b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba766b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1c47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b86600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c87f00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe3938 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef520c {
  color: #ef520c;
}
Background
.bg-ef520c {
  background-color: #ef520c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef520c {
  border: 2px solid #ef520c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef520c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 82 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef520c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef520c, #efc40c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef520c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 82 12 / 0.35);
}

#f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 1.67 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.33 #e25822 Flame ΔE 2.64 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 2.72 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.02 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.36 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.00 #10adf3 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Tangelo
#ef520c  rgb(239, 82, 12)  hsl(19, 90%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0ca9ef  rgb(12, 169, 239)  hsl(199, 90%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#0cef52  rgb(12, 239, 82)  hsl(139, 90%, 49%)  Malachite
#520cef  rgb(82, 12, 239)  hsl(259, 90%, 49%)  Ultramarine