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#CA8F7C

#ca8f7c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca8f7c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 56.08% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.21% magenta, 38.61% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 14.62°, with 42.39% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3366

Complementary

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #7cb7ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #7ccab6
  3. #7c90ca

Analogous

  1. #ca7c90
  2. #ca8f7c
  3. #cab67c

Triadic

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #7cca8f
  3. #8f7cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #b7ca7c
  3. #7cb7ca
  4. #8f7cca

Square

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #90ca7c
  3. #7cb7ca
  4. #b67cca

Monochromatic

  1. #7b4432
  2. #b26248
  3. #ca8f7c
  4. #e0beb2
  5. #f6ece9

Shades

#ca8f7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #b68170
  3. #a27263
  4. #8d6457
  5. #79564a
  6. #65483e
  7. #513932
  8. #3d2b25
  9. #281d19
  10. #140e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8f7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #cf9a89
  3. #d5a596
  4. #dab1a3
  5. #dfbcb0
  6. #e5c7be
  7. #ead2cb
  8. #efddd8
  9. #f4e9e5
  10. #faf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8f7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8f7c
  2. #c38e7c
  3. #bb8c7d
  4. #b48b7d
  5. #ac897e
  6. #a5887e
  7. #9e867e
  8. #96857f
  9. #8f837f
  10. #878280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d967b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba27c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8868a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1937b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d28a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8f7c {
  color: #ca8f7c;
}
Background
.bg-ca8f7c {
  background-color: #ca8f7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8f7c {
  border: 2px solid #ca8f7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8f7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 143 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 42% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8f7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8f7c, #cab67c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8f7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 143 124 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.33 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.13 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.94 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.14 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.43 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.77 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.98 #357083 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ca8f7c  rgb(202, 143, 124)  hsl(15, 42%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7cb7ca  rgb(124, 183, 202)  hsl(195, 42%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#7cca8f  rgb(124, 202, 143)  hsl(135, 42%, 64%)  Emerald
#8f7cca  rgb(143, 124, 202)  hsl(255, 42%, 64%)  Medium Purple