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#CF896F

#cf896f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf896f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 53.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.82% magenta, 46.38% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 16.25°, with 50% saturation and 62.35% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.323

Complementary

  1. #cf896f
  2. #6fb5cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf896f
  2. #6fcfb9
  3. #6f85cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6f85
  2. #cf896f
  3. #cfb96f

Triadic

  1. #cf896f
  2. #6fcf89
  3. #896fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf896f
  2. #b5cf6f
  3. #6fb5cf
  4. #896fcf

Square

  1. #cf896f
  2. #85cf6f
  3. #6fb5cf
  4. #b96fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #7c4029
  2. #b55d3c
  3. #cf896f
  4. #e2b8a8
  5. #f5e7e2

Shades

#cf896f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf896f
  2. #ba7b64
  3. #a66e59
  4. #91604e
  5. #7c5243
  6. #684538
  7. #53372c
  8. #3e2921
  9. #291b16
  10. #150e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf896f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf896f
  2. #d4957d
  3. #d9a18c
  4. #ddac9a
  5. #e2b8a9
  6. #e7c4b7
  7. #ecd0c5
  8. #f1dcd4
  9. #f5e7e2
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf896f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf896f
  2. #c78871
  3. #bf8772
  4. #b78674
  5. #af8576
  6. #a88578
  7. #a08479
  8. #98837b
  9. #90827d
  10. #88817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2938b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b916d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba06e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df7e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb976f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9827b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf896f {
  color: #cf896f;
}
Background
.bg-cf896f {
  background-color: #cf896f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf896f {
  border: 2px solid #cf896f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf896f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 137 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 50% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf896f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf896f, #cfb96f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf896f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 137 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.46 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.77 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.88 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.06 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.97 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 9.74 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.93 #307690 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cf896f  rgb(207, 137, 111)  hsl(16, 50%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#6fb5cf  rgb(111, 181, 207)  hsl(196, 50%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#6fcf89  rgb(111, 207, 137)  hsl(136, 50%, 62%)  Emerald
#896fcf  rgb(137, 111, 207)  hsl(256, 50%, 62%)  Medium Purple