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#CE8A74

#ce8a74 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ce8a74 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 54.12% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.01% magenta, 43.69% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 14.67°, with 47.87% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3256

Complementary

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #74b8ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #74ceb7
  3. #748bce

Analogous

  1. #ce748b
  2. #ce8a74
  3. #ceb774

Triadic

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #74ce8a
  3. #8a74ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #b8ce74
  3. #74b8ce
  4. #8a74ce

Square

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #8bce74
  3. #74b8ce
  4. #b774ce

Monochromatic

  1. #7d402c
  2. #b65d40
  3. #ce8a74
  4. #e2baad
  5. #f6e9e5

Shades

#ce8a74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #b97c68
  3. #a56e5d
  4. #906151
  5. #7c5346
  6. #67453a
  7. #52372e
  8. #3e2923
  9. #291c17
  10. #150e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce8a74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #d39682
  3. #d8a190
  4. #ddad9e
  5. #e2b9ac
  6. #e7c5ba
  7. #ebd0c7
  8. #f0dcd5
  9. #f5e8e3
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce8a74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce8a74
  2. #c68975
  3. #be8876
  4. #b78778
  5. #af8679
  6. #a7857a
  7. #9f847b
  8. #97837c
  9. #90827e
  10. #88817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1948d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b18f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7847e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce8a74 {
  color: #ce8a74;
}
Background
.bg-ce8a74 {
  background-color: #ce8a74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce8a74 {
  border: 2px solid #ce8a74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce8a74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 138 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce8a74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce8a74, #ceb774);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce8a74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 138 116 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.60 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.02 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.12 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.72 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.40 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.55 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.70 #31758b Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ce8a74  rgb(206, 138, 116)  hsl(15, 48%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#74b8ce  rgb(116, 184, 206)  hsl(195, 48%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#74ce8a  rgb(116, 206, 138)  hsl(135, 48%, 63%)  Emerald
#8a74ce  rgb(138, 116, 206)  hsl(255, 48%, 63%)  Medium Purple