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#FC480E

#fc480e ≈ Orange Red

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fc480e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 28.24% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 94.44% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 14.62°, with 97.54% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orange Red (#ff4500), ΔE 0.86.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2536

Complementary

  1. #fc480e
  2. #0ec2fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc480e
  2. #0efcbf
  3. #0e4bfc

Analogous

  1. #fc0e4b
  2. #fc480e
  3. #fcbf0e

Triadic

  1. #fc480e
  2. #0efc48
  3. #480efc

Tetradic

  1. #fc480e
  2. #c2fc0e
  3. #0ec2fc
  4. #480efc

Square

  1. #fc480e
  2. #4bfc0e
  3. #0ec2fc
  4. #bf0efc

Monochromatic

  1. #701c01
  2. #bb2f02
  3. #fc480e
  4. #fd815a
  5. #febba5

Shades

#fc480e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc480e
  2. #e3410d
  3. #ca3a0b
  4. #b0320a
  5. #972b08
  6. #7e2407
  7. #651d06
  8. #4c1604
  9. #320e03
  10. #190701
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc480e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc480e
  2. #fc5a26
  3. #fd6d3e
  4. #fd7f56
  5. #fd916e
  6. #fea487
  7. #feb69f
  8. #fec8b7
  9. #fedacf
  10. #ffede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc480e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc480e
  2. #f04e19
  3. #e35325
  4. #d75930
  5. #ca5e3c
  6. #be6447
  7. #b26a52
  8. #a56f5e
  9. #997569
  10. #8c7a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2756d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d18000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2332 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc480e {
  color: #fc480e;
}
Background
.bg-fc480e {
  background-color: #fc480e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc480e {
  border: 2px solid #fc480e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc480e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 72 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 98% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc480e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc480e, #fcbf0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc480e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 72 14 / 0.35);
}

#ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 0.86 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 1.93 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 1.98 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 2.37 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.80 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.18 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.53 #03b7f1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Orange Red
#fc480e  rgb(252, 72, 14)  hsl(15, 98%, 52%)  Orange Red
#0ec2fc  rgb(14, 194, 252)  hsl(195, 98%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#0efc48  rgb(14, 252, 72)  hsl(135, 98%, 52%)  Lime
#480efc  rgb(72, 14, 252)  hsl(255, 98%, 52%)  Ultramarine