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#CF8B6F

#cf8b6f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf8b6f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 54.51% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.85% magenta, 46.38% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 17.5°, 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3288

Complementary

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #6fb3cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #6fcfbb
  3. #6f83cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6f83
  2. #cf8b6f
  3. #cfbb6f

Triadic

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #6fcf8b
  3. #8b6fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #b3cf6f
  3. #6fb3cf
  4. #8b6fcf

Square

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #83cf6f
  3. #6fb3cf
  4. #bb6fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #7c4129
  2. #b5603c
  3. #cf8b6f
  4. #e2b9a8
  5. #f5e7e2

Shades

#cf8b6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #ba7d64
  3. #a66f59
  4. #91614e
  5. #7c5343
  6. #684638
  7. #53382c
  8. #3e2a21
  9. #291c16
  10. #150e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8b6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #d4977d
  3. #d9a28c
  4. #ddae9a
  5. #e2b9a9
  6. #e7c5b7
  7. #ecd1c5
  8. #f1dcd4
  9. #f5e8e2
  10. #faf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8b6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8b6f
  2. #c78a71
  3. #bf8972
  4. #b78874
  5. #af8776
  6. #a88678
  7. #a08479
  8. #98837b
  9. #90827d
  10. #88817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2958c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c936d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca16f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3906e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb996f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9847c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8b6f {
  color: #cf8b6f;
}
Background
.bg-cf8b6f {
  background-color: #cf8b6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8b6f {
  border: 2px solid #cf8b6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8b6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 139 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 50% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8b6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8b6f, #cfbb6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8b6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 139 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.38 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.01 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.08 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.52 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.67 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.18 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 9.43 #307490 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cf8b6f  rgb(207, 139, 111)  hsl(18, 50%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#6fb3cf  rgb(111, 179, 207)  hsl(198, 50%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#6fcf8b  rgb(111, 207, 139)  hsl(138, 50%, 62%)  Emerald
#8b6fcf  rgb(139, 111, 207)  hsl(258, 50%, 62%)  Medium Purple