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#CC8A70

#cc8a70 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8a70 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 16.96°, with 47.42% saturation and 61.96% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3218

Complementary

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #70b2cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #70ccb8
  3. #7084cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7084
  2. #cc8a70
  3. #ccb870

Triadic

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #70cc8a
  3. #8a70cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #b2cc70
  3. #70b2cc
  4. #8a70cc

Square

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #84cc70
  3. #70b2cc
  4. #b870cc

Monochromatic

  1. #78412b
  2. #b15f3f
  3. #cc8a70
  4. #e0b8a8
  5. #f4e6e1

Shades

#cc8a70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #b87c65
  3. #a36e5a
  4. #8f614e
  5. #7a5343
  6. #664538
  7. #52372d
  8. #3d2922
  9. #291c16
  10. #140e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #d1967e
  3. #d6a18d
  4. #dbad9b
  5. #e0b9a9
  6. #e6c5b8
  7. #ebd0c6
  8. #f0dcd4
  9. #f5e8e2
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a70
  2. #c48972
  3. #bd8873
  4. #b58775
  5. #ae8676
  6. #a68578
  7. #9e847a
  8. #97837b
  9. #8f827d
  10. #88817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0948b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b916e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9f70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db7f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b18f6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99770 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5847c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a70 {
  color: #cc8a70;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a70 {
  background-color: #cc8a70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a70 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a70, #ccb870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 112 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.90 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.66 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.65 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.74 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.80 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.62 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.04 #33758f Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cc8a70  rgb(204, 138, 112)  hsl(17, 47%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#70b2cc  rgb(112, 178, 204)  hsl(197, 47%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#70cc8a  rgb(112, 204, 138)  hsl(137, 47%, 62%)  Emerald
#8a70cc  rgb(138, 112, 204)  hsl(257, 47%, 62%)  Medium Purple