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#CE9988

#ce9988 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ce9988 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 60% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 33.98% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 14.57°, with 41.67% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #ce9988
  2. #88bdce

Split complementary

  1. #ce9988
  2. #88cebc
  3. #889ace

Analogous

  1. #ce889a
  2. #ce9988
  3. #cebc88

Triadic

  1. #ce9988
  2. #88ce99
  3. #9988ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce9988
  2. #bdce88
  3. #88bdce
  4. #9988ce

Square

  1. #ce9988
  2. #9ace88
  3. #88bdce
  4. #bc88ce

Monochromatic

  1. #864a37
  2. #b86b52
  3. #ce9988
  4. #e4c7be
  5. #f9f3f1

Shades

#ce9988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce9988
  2. #b98a7a
  3. #a57a6d
  4. #906b5f
  5. #7c5c52
  6. #674d44
  7. #523d36
  8. #3e2e29
  9. #291f1b
  10. #150f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce9988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce9988
  2. #d3a394
  3. #d8ada0
  4. #ddb8ac
  5. #e2c2b8
  6. #e7ccc4
  7. #ebd6cf
  8. #f0e0db
  9. #f5ebe7
  10. #faf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce9988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce9988
  2. #c69787
  3. #be9486
  4. #b79286
  5. #af8f85
  6. #a78d84
  7. #9f8a83
  8. #978882
  9. #908582
  10. #888381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69f87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a988 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79c87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d69490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce9988 {
  color: #ce9988;
}
Background
.bg-ce9988 {
  background-color: #ce9988;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce9988 {
  border: 2px solid #ce9988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce9988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 42% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce9988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce9988, #cebc88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce9988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 136 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.55 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.79 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.79 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.79 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.34 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.12 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 10.32 #316677 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ce9988  rgb(206, 153, 136)  hsl(15, 42%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#88bdce  rgb(136, 189, 206)  hsl(195, 42%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#88ce99  rgb(136, 206, 153)  hsl(135, 42%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9988ce  rgb(153, 136, 206)  hsl(255, 42%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty