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Ember Nocturne Vivid
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Ember Nocturne Vivid

Orange · Hue 20
Hex
#59260D
RGB
rgb(89, 38, 13)
HSL
hsl(20, 74%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 57%, 85%, 65%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
12.3:1AA
on black
1.7:1Fail
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About this color

Ember Nocturne Vivid (#59260D) belongs to the orange family — hue 20°, 74% saturation, 20% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-ember-nocturne-vivid: #59260D;
  --colorarchive-ember-nocturne-vivid-hsl: hsl(20, 74%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-ember-nocturne-vivid-rgb: rgb(89, 38, 13);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

EarthyArtisanalGrounded
Common in

Coffee & Bakery · Craft & Handmade · Outdoor Gear

Pairs well with

Olive green, warm cream, or slate gray for organic, natural palettes

Design tip

Great for artisanal brands and rustic interfaces. Combines well with textured backgrounds and serif typography.

Cultural context ▶

Burnt orange and terra cotta evoke earthiness, autumn, and craftsmanship. Popular in Southwestern and Mediterranean design.

Color Origins

Orange family

Citrus, fire, and the only color named after a fruit.

Heritage

Orange is unusual: in English the color was named after the fruit, not the other way around — before the fruit reached Europe in the 16th century, this hue was simply 'yellow-red'. Earlier pigments included realgar (toxic), saffron (priceless), and orpiment. Cadmium orange, introduced in the 19th century, gave painters from the Impressionists onward a stable, brilliant orange that didn't fade or poison.

Across cultures

In Hindu and Buddhist tradition saffron orange marks renunciation — the robe of monks across Theravada and Tibetan lineages. The Dutch House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a national identity color, still worn at football matches and on King's Day. In Ireland, orange is the Protestant counterpart to green's Catholic association — the country's flag literally encodes the divide. Halloween's orange-and-black is a 20th-century American invention that has since gone global.

In the wild

Hermès orange is a brand asset traceable to a 1942 wartime cardboard shortage. Penguin Books used orange-and-white spines as a class signal — fiction was always orange. Nickelodeon, Fanta, and easyJet all chose orange for the same reason: it reads playful and consumer-friendly while staying outside the more crowded red and yellow lanes. NASA flight suits use International Orange specifically because nothing in nature matches it, making astronauts maximally visible against any background.

How it reads

Orange is warm without the urgency of red. It signals appetite (used heavily in fast food), creativity, and approachability. At low saturation it becomes terracotta, rust, or apricot — earthy palettes for hospitality and craft. At high saturation it reads as a sport, energy drink, or warning hazard. Orange and teal is the most common modern film-grade pairing; the contrast between warm skin tones and cool shadows is engineered for it.

This particular tone

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #59260D.

  • Aesopprimary
    Aesop Amber · #5C2E1F
    →
  • Slackprimary
    Aubergine · #4A154B
    →
  • Xiaohongshu 小红书neutral
    Slate Text · #333333
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #59260D.

  • France (Paris)Bordeaux Wine
    #5C2E2A · Bordeaux region red wine
    →
  • VietnamPho Broth Brown
    #5C3A21 · Anise-and-cinnamon star, slow simmer
    →
  • Italy (Tuscany)Chianti Wine
    #722F37 · Sangiovese grape
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Ember Shadow Vivid
#7C3613 · hsl(20, 74%, 28%)
Darker companion
Ember Ink Vivid
#3E1B09 · hsl(20, 74%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Azure Nocturne Vivid
#0D4059 · hsl(200, 74%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Saffron Nocturne Vivid
#59460D · hsl(45, 74%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Crimson Nocturne Vivid
#590D0D · hsl(0, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Seafoam Nocturne Vivid
#0D5926 · hsl(140, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Orchid Nocturne Vivid
#260D59 · hsl(260, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Lagoon Nocturne Vivid
#0D594C · hsl(170, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Indigo Nocturne Vivid
#0D1A59 · hsl(230, 74%, 20%)
Export preview
Base: Ember Nocturne Vivid #59260D
Lighter companion: Ember Shadow Vivid #7C3613
Darker companion: Ember Ink Vivid #3E1B09
Complementary counterpoint: Azure Nocturne Vivid #0D4059
Analogous lead: Saffron Nocturne Vivid #59460D
Analogous echo: Crimson Nocturne Vivid #590D0D
Triadic +120°: Seafoam Nocturne Vivid #0D5926
Triadic +240°: Orchid Nocturne Vivid #260D59
Split-comp +150°: Lagoon Nocturne Vivid #0D594C
Split-comp +210°: Indigo Nocturne Vivid #0D1A59

Compare

See how Ember Nocturne Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsEmber Shadow VividvsEmber Ink VividvsAzure Nocturne VividvsSaffron Nocturne VividvsCrimson Nocturne VividvsSeafoam Nocturne Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Ember Ink Vivid
#3E1B09 · hsl(20, 74%, 14%)
Nearby match
Ember Nocturne Bright
#5E2508 · hsl(20, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Vermillion Nocturne Vivid
#59200D · hsl(15, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Nocturne Vivid
#592D0D · hsl(25, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Ember Shadow Vivid
#7C3613 · hsl(20, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Ember Nocturne Pure
#622304 · hsl(20, 92%, 20%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Muted
#F9FAFB
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Dust
#F9FAFB
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Soft
#F8FAFC
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Clear
#F7FBFD
AAA11.8:1
Azure Veil Vivid
#F6FBFE

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#4B4E17
Protanopia
#484815
Tritanopia
#571B1C
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