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#DD6738

#dd6738 ≈ Flame

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd6738 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 40.39% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.39% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 17.09°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2536

Complementary

  1. #dd6738
  2. #38aedd

Split complementary

  1. #dd6738
  2. #38ddb9
  3. #385bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd385b
  2. #dd6738
  3. #ddb938

Triadic

  1. #dd6738
  2. #38dd67
  3. #6738dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd6738
  2. #aedd38
  3. #38aedd
  4. #6738dd

Square

  1. #dd6738
  2. #5bdd38
  3. #38aedd
  4. #b938dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a2b12
  2. #ab461d
  3. #dd6738
  4. #e89979
  5. #f3cbbb

Shades

#dd6738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd6738
  2. #c75d32
  3. #b1522d
  4. #9b4827
  5. #853e22
  6. #6f341c
  7. #582916
  8. #421f11
  9. #2c150b
  10. #160a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd6738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd6738
  2. #e0764c
  3. #e48560
  4. #e79574
  5. #eba488
  6. #eeb39c
  7. #f1c2af
  8. #f5d1c3
  9. #f8e1d7
  10. #fcf0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd6738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd6738
  2. #d46a3f
  3. #ca6c46
  4. #c16f4e
  5. #b87155
  6. #af745c
  7. #a57663
  8. #9c796a
  9. #937b72
  10. #897e79
  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 #b17d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887a32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f24e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b07335 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be8436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea5951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd6738 {
  color: #dd6738;
}
Background
.bg-dd6738 {
  background-color: #dd6738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd6738 {
  border: 2px solid #dd6738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd6738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 103 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd6738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd6738, #ddb938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd6738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 103 56 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.41 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.20 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 5.58 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 6.38 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.68 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 6.82 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 7.24 #2298c7 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Flame
#dd6738  rgb(221, 103, 56)  hsl(17, 71%, 54%)  Flame
#38aedd  rgb(56, 174, 221)  hsl(197, 71%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#38dd67  rgb(56, 221, 103)  hsl(137, 71%, 54%)  Malachite
#6738dd  rgb(103, 56, 221)  hsl(257, 71%, 54%)  Han Purple