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#CB9481

#cb9481 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb9481 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 58.04% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.09% magenta, 36.45% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 15.41°, with 41.57% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #cb9481
  2. #81b8cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb9481
  2. #81cbb9
  3. #8193cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8193
  2. #cb9481
  3. #cbb981

Triadic

  1. #cb9481
  2. #81cb94
  3. #9481cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9481
  2. #b8cb81
  3. #81b8cb
  4. #9481cb

Square

  1. #cb9481
  2. #93cb81
  3. #81b8cb
  4. #b981cb

Monochromatic

  1. #7f4734
  2. #b5664b
  3. #cb9481
  4. #e1c2b7
  5. #f8f0ed

Shades

#cb9481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9481
  2. #b78574
  3. #a27667
  4. #8e685a
  5. #7a594d
  6. #664a41
  7. #513b34
  8. #3d2c27
  9. #291e1a
  10. #140f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9481
  2. #d09f8e
  3. #d5a99a
  4. #dbb4a7
  5. #e0bfb3
  6. #e5cac0
  7. #ead4cd
  8. #efdfd9
  9. #f5eae6
  10. #faf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9481
  2. #c49281
  3. #bc9081
  4. #b58e81
  5. #ad8c81
  6. #a68a81
  7. #9e8880
  8. #978680
  9. #8f8480
  10. #888280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea581 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d88c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39880 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9f81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38f8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9481 {
  color: #cb9481;
}
Background
.bg-cb9481 {
  background-color: #cb9481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9481 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 148 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 42% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9481, #cbb981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 148 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.36 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.12 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.22 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.12 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.38 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.80 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.82 #346b7e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cb9481  rgb(203, 148, 129)  hsl(15, 42%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#81b8cb  rgb(129, 184, 203)  hsl(195, 42%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#81cb94  rgb(129, 203, 148)  hsl(135, 42%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#9481cb  rgb(148, 129, 203)  hsl(255, 42%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty