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#CF9585

#cf9585 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf9585 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 58.43% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.02% magenta, 35.75% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 12.97°, with 43.53% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.3645

Complementary

  1. #cf9585
  2. #85bfcf

Split complementary

  1. #cf9585
  2. #85cfba
  3. #859acf

Analogous

  1. #cf859a
  2. #cf9585
  3. #cfba85

Triadic

  1. #cf9585
  2. #85cf95
  3. #9585cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf9585
  2. #bfcf85
  3. #85bfcf
  4. #9585cf

Square

  1. #cf9585
  2. #9acf85
  3. #85bfcf
  4. #ba85cf

Monochromatic

  1. #864635
  2. #b9654e
  3. #cf9585
  4. #e5c5bc
  5. #f9f2f0

Shades

#cf9585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf9585
  2. #ba8678
  3. #a6776a
  4. #91685d
  5. #7c5950
  6. #684b43
  7. #533c35
  8. #3e2d28
  9. #291e1b
  10. #150f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf9585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf9585
  2. #d4a091
  3. #d9aa9d
  4. #ddb5aa
  5. #e2bfb6
  6. #e7cac2
  7. #ecd5ce
  8. #f1dfda
  9. #f5eae7
  10. #faf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf9585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf9585
  2. #c79385
  3. #bf9184
  4. #b78f84
  5. #af8d83
  6. #a88b83
  7. #a08882
  8. #988682
  9. #908481
  10. #888281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b69d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29c84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a785 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc8d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69984 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda085 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7908c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf9585 {
  color: #cf9585;
}
Background
.bg-cf9585 {
  background-color: #cf9585;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf9585 {
  border: 2px solid #cf9585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf9585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 149 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 44% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf9585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf9585, #cfba85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf9585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 149 133 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.11 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.39 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.70 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.94 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.98 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.99 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 10.31 #306a7a Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cf9585  rgb(207, 149, 133)  hsl(13, 44%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#85bfcf  rgb(133, 191, 207)  hsl(193, 44%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#85cf95  rgb(133, 207, 149)  hsl(133, 44%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9585cf  rgb(149, 133, 207)  hsl(253, 44%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty