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#DB9785

#db9785 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db9785 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.22% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 39.27% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 12.56°, with 54.43% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.3889

Complementary

  1. #db9785
  2. #85c9db

Split complementary

  1. #db9785
  2. #85dbc2
  3. #859edb

Analogous

  1. #db859e
  2. #db9785
  3. #dbc285

Triadic

  1. #db9785
  2. #85db97
  3. #9785db

Tetradic

  1. #db9785
  2. #c9db85
  3. #85c9db
  4. #9785db

Square

  1. #db9785
  2. #9edb85
  3. #85c9db
  4. #c285db

Monochromatic

  1. #9a442d
  2. #ca654a
  3. #db9785
  4. #ecc9c0
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#db9785 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9785
  2. #c58878
  3. #af796a
  4. #996a5d
  5. #835b50
  6. #6e4c43
  7. #583c35
  8. #422d28
  9. #2c1e1b
  10. #160f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9785 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9785
  2. #dfa191
  3. #e2ac9d
  4. #e6b6aa
  5. #e9c1b6
  6. #edcbc2
  7. #f1d5ce
  8. #f4e0da
  9. #f8eae7
  10. #fbf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9785 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9785
  2. #d29585
  3. #c99284
  4. #c09084
  5. #b78e83
  6. #ae8c83
  7. #a48982
  8. #9b8782
  9. #928581
  10. #898281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79f84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ad84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9c84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4918d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9785 {
  color: #db9785;
}
Background
.bg-db9785 {
  background-color: #db9785;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9785 {
  border: 2px solid #db9785;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9785;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 54% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9785 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9785, #dbc285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9785 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 133 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.04 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.56 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.72 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.23 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.80 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.88 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.28 #24687a Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db9785  rgb(219, 151, 133)  hsl(13, 54%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#85c9db  rgb(133, 201, 219)  hsl(193, 54%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#85db97  rgb(133, 219, 151)  hsl(133, 54%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9785db  rgb(151, 133, 219)  hsl(253, 54%, 69%)  Medium Purple