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#EF6501

#ef6501 ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef6501 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 39.61% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.74% magenta, 99.58% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 25.21°, with 99.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 3.54.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2766

Complementary

  1. #ef6501
  2. #018bef

Split complementary

  1. #ef6501
  2. #01efdc
  3. #0114ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0114
  2. #ef6501
  3. #efdc01

Triadic

  1. #ef6501
  2. #01ef65
  3. #6501ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef6501
  2. #8bef01
  3. #018bef
  4. #6501ef

Square

  1. #ef6501
  2. #14ef01
  3. #018bef
  4. #dc01ef

Monochromatic

  1. #572500
  2. #a34501
  3. #ef6501
  4. #fe8f3e
  5. #ffbb8a

Shades

#ef6501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef6501
  2. #d75b01
  3. #bf5101
  4. #a74701
  5. #8f3d01
  6. #783301
  7. #602800
  8. #481e00
  9. #301400
  10. #180a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef6501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef6501
  2. #f1741a
  3. #f28434
  4. #f4934d
  5. #f5a367
  6. #f7b280
  7. #f9c199
  8. #fad1b3
  9. #fce0cc
  10. #fdf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef6501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef6501
  2. #e4680e
  3. #d96a1a
  4. #ce6d27
  5. #c37034
  6. #b87341
  7. #ac754d
  8. #a1785a
  9. #967b67
  10. #8b7d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4156 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd7300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc8900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe5243 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef6501 {
  color: #ef6501;
}
Background
.bg-ef6501 {
  background-color: #ef6501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef6501 {
  border: 2px solid #ef6501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef6501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 101 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef6501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef6501, #efdc01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef6501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 101 1 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 3.54 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 4.67 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.47 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.98 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 6.10 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.75 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 7.67 #109afe Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Persimmon
#ef6501  rgb(239, 101, 1)  hsl(25, 99%, 47%)  Persimmon
#018bef  rgb(1, 139, 239)  hsl(205, 99%, 47%)  Bleu de France
#01ef65  rgb(1, 239, 101)  hsl(145, 99%, 47%)  Spring Green
#6501ef  rgb(101, 1, 239)  hsl(265, 99%, 47%)  Han Purple