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#CC8A73

#cc8a73 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8a73 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 43.63% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 15.51°, with 46.6% saturation and 62.55% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #73b5cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #73ccb7
  3. #7388cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7388
  2. #cc8a73
  3. #ccb773

Triadic

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #73cc8a
  3. #8a73cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #b5cc73
  3. #73b5cc
  4. #8a73cc

Square

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #88cc73
  3. #73b5cc
  4. #b773cc

Monochromatic

  1. #7a402c
  2. #b25e41
  3. #cc8a73
  4. #e0b9ab
  5. #f5e8e3

Shades

#cc8a73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #b87c68
  3. #a36e5c
  4. #8f6151
  5. #7a5345
  6. #66453a
  7. #52372e
  8. #3d2923
  9. #291c17
  10. #140e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #d19681
  3. #d6a18f
  4. #dbad9d
  5. #e0b9ab
  6. #e6c5b9
  7. #ebd0c7
  8. #f0dcd5
  9. #f5e8e3
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a73
  2. #c48974
  3. #bd8876
  4. #b58777
  5. #ae8678
  6. #a6857a
  7. #9e847b
  8. #97837c
  9. #8f827d
  10. #88817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0948c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9f73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db8084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b08f72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5847e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a73 {
  color: #cc8a73;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a73 {
  background-color: #cc8a73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a73 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a73, #ccb773);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 115 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.88 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.71 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.39 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.93 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.72 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.78 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.88 #33758c Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cc8a73  rgb(204, 138, 115)  hsl(16, 47%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#73b5cc  rgb(115, 181, 204)  hsl(196, 47%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#73cc8a  rgb(115, 204, 138)  hsl(136, 47%, 63%)  Emerald
#8a73cc  rgb(138, 115, 204)  hsl(256, 47%, 63%)  Medium Purple