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#D79779

#d79779 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d79779 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 59.22% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.77% magenta, 43.72% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 19.15°, with 54.02% saturation and 65.88% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3796

Complementary

  1. #d79779
  2. #79b9d7

Split complementary

  1. #d79779
  2. #79d7c6
  3. #798ad7

Analogous

  1. #d7798a
  2. #d79779
  3. #d7c679

Triadic

  1. #d79779
  2. #79d797
  3. #9779d7

Tetradic

  1. #d79779
  2. #b9d779
  3. #79b9d7
  4. #9779d7

Square

  1. #d79779
  2. #8ad779
  3. #79b9d7
  4. #c679d7

Monochromatic

  1. #8d4a2a
  2. #c5693e
  3. #d79779
  4. #e9c5b4
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#d79779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d79779
  2. #c2886d
  3. #ac7961
  4. #976a55
  5. #815b49
  6. #6c4c3d
  7. #563c30
  8. #412d24
  9. #2b1e18
  10. #160f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#d79779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d79779
  2. #dba186
  3. #dfac94
  4. #e3b6a1
  5. #e7c1af
  6. #ebcbbc
  7. #efd5c9
  8. #f3e0d7
  9. #f7eae4
  10. #fbf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d79779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d79779
  2. #ce957a
  3. #c6927a
  4. #bd907b
  5. #b48e7c
  6. #ac8c7d
  7. #a3897d
  8. #9a877e
  9. #91857f
  10. #89827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89e77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ab79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e78c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9b78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e09187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d79779 {
  color: #d79779;
}
Background
.bg-d79779 {
  background-color: #d79779;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d79779 {
  border: 2px solid #d79779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d79779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 151 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 54% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d79779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d79779, #d7c679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d79779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 151 121 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.34 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.81 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.23 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.27 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.42 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.56 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.99 #286886 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#d79779  rgb(215, 151, 121)  hsl(19, 54%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#79b9d7  rgb(121, 185, 215)  hsl(199, 54%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#79d797  rgb(121, 215, 151)  hsl(139, 54%, 66%)  Emerald
#9779d7  rgb(151, 121, 215)  hsl(259, 54%, 66%)  Medium Purple