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#CA8A7A

#ca8a7a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca8a7a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.12% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 39.6% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 43.01% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3214

Complementary

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #7abaca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #7acab2
  3. #7a92ca

Analogous

  1. #ca7a92
  2. #ca8a7a
  3. #cab27a

Triadic

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #7aca8a
  3. #8a7aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #baca7a
  3. #7abaca
  4. #8a7aca

Square

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #92ca7a
  3. #7abaca
  4. #b27aca

Monochromatic

  1. #7a3f31
  2. #b15c47
  3. #ca8a7a
  4. #e0bab1
  5. #f6eae7

Shades

#ca8a7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #b67c6e
  3. #a26e62
  4. #8d6155
  5. #795349
  6. #65453d
  7. #513731
  8. #3d2925
  9. #281c18
  10. #140e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8a7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #cf9687
  3. #d5a195
  4. #daada2
  5. #dfb9af
  6. #e5c5bd
  7. #ead0ca
  8. #efdcd7
  9. #f4e8e4
  10. #faf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8a7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8a7a
  2. #c3897b
  3. #bb887b
  4. #b4877c
  5. #ac867c
  6. #a5857d
  7. #9e847e
  8. #96837e
  9. #8f827f
  10. #87817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af948e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999279 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d88186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8f79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7977a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8a7a {
  color: #ca8a7a;
}
Background
.bg-ca8a7a {
  background-color: #ca8a7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8a7a {
  border: 2px solid #ca8a7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8a7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 138 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 43% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8a7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8a7a, #cab27a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8a7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 138 122 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.95 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.25 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.58 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.74 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.67 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.72 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.80 #357585 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ca8a7a  rgb(202, 138, 122)  hsl(12, 43%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7abaca  rgb(122, 186, 202)  hsl(192, 43%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#7aca8a  rgb(122, 202, 138)  hsl(132, 43%, 64%)  Emerald
#8a7aca  rgb(138, 122, 202)  hsl(252, 43%, 64%)  Medium Purple