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#CA9481

#ca9481 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca9481 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 58.04% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.73% magenta, 36.14% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 15.62°, with 40.78% saturation and 64.9% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.3532

Complementary

  1. #ca9481
  2. #81b7ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca9481
  2. #81cab8
  3. #8192ca

Analogous

  1. #ca8192
  2. #ca9481
  3. #cab881

Triadic

  1. #ca9481
  2. #81ca94
  3. #9481ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9481
  2. #b7ca81
  3. #81b7ca
  4. #9481ca

Square

  1. #ca9481
  2. #92ca81
  3. #81b7ca
  4. #b881ca

Monochromatic

  1. #7d4835
  2. #b3664b
  3. #ca9481
  4. #e1c2b7
  5. #f7efed

Shades

#ca9481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9481
  2. #b68574
  3. #a27667
  4. #8d685a
  5. #79594d
  6. #654a41
  7. #513b34
  8. #3d2c27
  9. #281e1a
  10. #140f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9481
  2. #cf9f8e
  3. #d5a99a
  4. #dab4a7
  5. #dfbfb3
  6. #e5cac0
  7. #ead4cd
  8. #efdfd9
  9. #f4eae6
  10. #faf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9481
  2. #c39281
  3. #bb9081
  4. #b48e81
  5. #ac8c81
  6. #a58a81
  7. #9e8880
  8. #968680
  9. #8f8480
  10. #878280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea581 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d78c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39880 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9e81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d28f8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9481 {
  color: #ca9481;
}
Background
.bg-ca9481 {
  background-color: #ca9481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9481 {
  border: 2px solid #ca9481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 148 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 41% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9481, #cab881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 148 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.57 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.08 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.20 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.22 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.40 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.85 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 10.04 #356b7e Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ca9481  rgb(202, 148, 129)  hsl(16, 41%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#81b7ca  rgb(129, 183, 202)  hsl(196, 41%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#81ca94  rgb(129, 202, 148)  hsl(136, 41%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#9481ca  rgb(148, 129, 202)  hsl(256, 41%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty