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#FF4500

#ff4500 Orange Red

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
  • orangered
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#ff4500 (Orange Red) is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 27.06% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 16.24°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2552

Complementary

  1. #ff4500
  2. #00baff

Split complementary

  1. #ff4500
  2. #00ffc5
  3. #003aff

Analogous

  1. #ff003a
  2. #ff4500
  3. #ffc500

Triadic

  1. #ff4500
  2. #00ff45
  3. #4500ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff4500
  2. #baff00
  3. #00baff
  4. #4500ff

Square

  1. #ff4500
  2. #3aff00
  3. #00baff
  4. #c500ff

Monochromatic

  1. #661c00
  2. #b33000
  3. #ff4500
  4. #ff7d4d
  5. #ffb599

Shades

#ff4500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff4500
  2. #e63e00
  3. #cc3700
  4. #b33000
  5. #992900
  6. #802300
  7. #661c00
  8. #4d1500
  9. #330e00
  10. #1a0700
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff4500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff4500
  2. #ff581a
  3. #ff6a33
  4. #ff7d4d
  5. #ff8f66
  6. #ffa280
  7. #ffb599
  8. #ffc7b3
  9. #ffdacc
  10. #ffece6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff4500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff4500
  2. #f24b0d
  3. #e6511a
  4. #d95726
  5. #cc5d33
  6. #c06340
  7. #b3684d
  8. #a66e5a
  9. #997466
  10. #8d7a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4756d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c06100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d38000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff192e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff4500 {
  color: #ff4500;
}
Background
.bg-ff4500 {
  background-color: #ff4500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff4500 {
  border: 2px solid #ff4500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff4500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 69 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff4500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4500, #ffc500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff4500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 69 0 / 0.35);
}

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Orange Red
#ff4500  rgb(255, 69, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 50%)  Orange Red
#00baff  rgb(0, 186, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#00ff45  rgb(0, 255, 69)  hsl(136, 100%, 50%)  Lime
#4500ff  rgb(69, 0, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine