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#CD896F

#cd896f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd896f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 53.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.17% magenta, 45.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 16.6°, with 48.45% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3202

Complementary

  1. #cd896f
  2. #6fb3cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd896f
  2. #6fcdb8
  3. #6f84cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6f84
  2. #cd896f
  3. #cdb86f

Triadic

  1. #cd896f
  2. #6fcd89
  3. #896fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd896f
  2. #b3cd6f
  3. #6fb3cd
  4. #896fcd

Square

  1. #cd896f
  2. #84cd6f
  3. #6fb3cd
  4. #b86fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #79402a
  2. #b25e3e
  3. #cd896f
  4. #e1b8a8
  5. #f4e6e1

Shades

#cd896f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd896f
  2. #b97b64
  3. #a46e59
  4. #90604e
  5. #7b5243
  6. #674538
  7. #52372c
  8. #3e2921
  9. #291b16
  10. #150e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd896f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd896f
  2. #d2957d
  3. #d7a18c
  4. #dcac9a
  5. #e1b8a9
  6. #e6c4b7
  7. #ebd0c5
  8. #f0dcd4
  9. #f5e7e2
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd896f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd896f
  2. #c58871
  3. #be8772
  4. #b68674
  5. #ae8576
  6. #a78578
  7. #9f8479
  8. #97837b
  9. #8f827d
  10. #88817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0938a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a916d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9f6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc7e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b18e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9976f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6837b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd896f {
  color: #cd896f;
}
Background
.bg-cd896f {
  background-color: #cd896f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd896f {
  border: 2px solid #cd896f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd896f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 137 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 48% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd896f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd896f, #cdb86f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd896f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 137 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.80 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.72 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.21 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.88 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.94 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 10.04 #327690 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cd896f  rgb(205, 137, 111)  hsl(17, 48%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#6fb3cd  rgb(111, 179, 205)  hsl(197, 48%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#6fcd89  rgb(111, 205, 137)  hsl(137, 48%, 62%)  Emerald
#896fcd  rgb(137, 111, 205)  hsl(257, 48%, 62%)  Medium Purple