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#DB8A6A

#db8a6a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db8a6a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.12% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 51.6% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 16.99°, with 61.08% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3428

Complementary

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #6abbdb

Split complementary

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #6adbc3
  3. #6a83db

Analogous

  1. #db6a83
  2. #db8a6a
  3. #dbc36a

Triadic

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #6adb8a
  3. #8a6adb

Tetradic

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #bbdb6a
  3. #6abbdb
  4. #8a6adb

Square

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #83db6a
  3. #6abbdb
  4. #c36adb

Monochromatic

  1. #8b3f21
  2. #c85b30
  3. #db8a6a
  4. #eabaa8
  5. #f9ebe5

Shades

#db8a6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #c57c5f
  3. #af6e55
  4. #99614a
  5. #835340
  6. #6e4535
  7. #58372a
  8. #422920
  9. #2c1c15
  10. #160e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8a6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #df9679
  3. #e2a188
  4. #e6ad97
  5. #e9b9a6
  6. #edc5b5
  7. #f1d0c3
  8. #f4dcd2
  9. #f8e8e1
  10. #fbf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8a6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8a6a
  2. #d2896c
  3. #c9886e
  4. #c08771
  5. #b78673
  6. #ae8575
  7. #a48477
  8. #9b8379
  9. #92827c
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba978c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a569 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed7c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9068 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c49b6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e68279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8a6a {
  color: #db8a6a;
}
Background
.bg-db8a6a {
  background-color: #db8a6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8a6a {
  border: 2px solid #db8a6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8a6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8a6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8a6a, #dbc36a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8a6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 106 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.02 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.59 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.54 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.39 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.57 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.64 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.81 #247595 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db8a6a  rgb(219, 138, 106)  hsl(17, 61%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#6abbdb  rgb(106, 187, 219)  hsl(197, 61%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#6adb8a  rgb(106, 219, 138)  hsl(137, 61%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#8a6adb  rgb(138, 106, 219)  hsl(257, 61%, 64%)  Medium Purple