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#EF642A

#ef642a ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef642a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 39.22% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.16% magenta, 82.43% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 17.66°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persimmon (#ec5800), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.2763

Complementary

  1. #ef642a
  2. #2ab5ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef642a
  2. #2aefc6
  3. #2a53ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #ef642a
  3. #efc62a

Triadic

  1. #ef642a
  2. #2aef64
  3. #642aef

Tetradic

  1. #ef642a
  2. #b5ef2a
  3. #2ab5ef
  4. #642aef

Square

  1. #ef642a
  2. #53ef2a
  3. #2ab5ef
  4. #c62aef

Monochromatic

  1. #772909
  2. #be420e
  3. #ef642a
  4. #f49871
  5. #faccb8

Shades

#ef642a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef642a
  2. #d75a26
  3. #bf5022
  4. #a7461d
  5. #8f3c19
  6. #783215
  7. #602811
  8. #481e0d
  9. #301408
  10. #180a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef642a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef642a
  2. #f1743f
  3. #f28355
  4. #f4936a
  5. #f5a27f
  6. #f7b295
  7. #f9c1aa
  8. #fad1bf
  9. #fce0d4
  10. #fdf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef642a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef642a
  2. #e46733
  3. #d96a3b
  4. #ce6c44
  5. #c36f4c
  6. #b87255
  7. #ac755e
  8. #a17866
  9. #967a6f
  10. #8b7d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4259 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc7325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb8827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe524a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef642a {
  color: #ef642a;
}
Background
.bg-ef642a {
  background-color: #ef642a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef642a {
  border: 2px solid #ef642a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef642a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 100 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef642a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef642a, #efc62a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef642a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 100 42 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.80 #e25822 Flame ΔE 3.90 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.95 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.02 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.04 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.00 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 6.66 #109bd5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Persimmon
#ef642a  rgb(239, 100, 42)  hsl(18, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#2ab5ef  rgb(42, 181, 239)  hsl(198, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2aef64  rgb(42, 239, 100)  hsl(138, 86%, 55%)  Spring Green
#642aef  rgb(100, 42, 239)  hsl(258, 86%, 55%)  Han Purple