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#CA896F

#ca896f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca896f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 53.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.18% magenta, 45.05% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 17.14°, with 46.19% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #ca896f
  2. #6fb0ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca896f
  2. #6fcab6
  3. #6f82ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6f82
  2. #ca896f
  3. #cab66f

Triadic

  1. #ca896f
  2. #6fca89
  3. #896fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca896f
  2. #b0ca6f
  3. #6fb0ca
  4. #896fca

Square

  1. #ca896f
  2. #82ca6f
  3. #6fb0ca
  4. #b66fca

Monochromatic

  1. #75402b
  2. #ad5f40
  3. #ca896f
  4. #dfb7a7
  5. #f3e5df

Shades

#ca896f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca896f
  2. #b67b64
  3. #a26e59
  4. #8d604e
  5. #795243
  6. #654538
  7. #51372c
  8. #3d2921
  9. #281b16
  10. #140e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca896f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca896f
  2. #cf957d
  3. #d5a18c
  4. #daac9a
  5. #dfb8a9
  6. #e5c4b7
  7. #ead0c5
  8. #efdcd4
  9. #f4e7e2
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca896f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca896f
  2. #c38871
  3. #bb8772
  4. #b48674
  5. #ac8576
  6. #a58578
  7. #9e8479
  8. #96837b
  9. #8f827d
  10. #87817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae938a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99906d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99e6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d97e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8d6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7966f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3837b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca896f {
  color: #ca896f;
}
Background
.bg-ca896f {
  background-color: #ca896f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca896f {
  border: 2px solid #ca896f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca896f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 137 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca896f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca896f, #cab66f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca896f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 137 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.35 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.69 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.74 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.79 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.92 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.61 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.86 #357690 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ca896f  rgb(202, 137, 111)  hsl(17, 46%, 61%)  Dark Salmon
#6fb0ca  rgb(111, 176, 202)  hsl(197, 46%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#6fca89  rgb(111, 202, 137)  hsl(137, 46%, 61%)  Emerald
#896fca  rgb(137, 111, 202)  hsl(257, 46%, 61%)  Medium Purple