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#DB987F

#db987f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db987f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.61% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 42.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 16.3°, with 56.1% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3905

Complementary

  1. #db987f
  2. #7fc2db

Split complementary

  1. #db987f
  2. #7fdbc6
  3. #7f94db

Analogous

  1. #db7f94
  2. #db987f
  3. #dbc67f

Triadic

  1. #db987f
  2. #7fdb98
  3. #987fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db987f
  2. #c2db7f
  3. #7fc2db
  4. #987fdb

Square

  1. #db987f
  2. #94db7f
  3. #7fc2db
  4. #c67fdb

Monochromatic

  1. #97482a
  2. #ca6843
  3. #db987f
  4. #ecc8bb
  5. #fbf2ef

Shades

#db987f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db987f
  2. #c58972
  3. #af7a66
  4. #996a59
  5. #835b4c
  6. #6e4c40
  7. #583d33
  8. #422e26
  9. #2c1e19
  10. #160f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#db987f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db987f
  2. #dfa28c
  3. #e2ad99
  4. #e6b7a5
  5. #e9c1b2
  6. #edccbf
  7. #f1d6cc
  8. #f4e0d9
  9. #f8eae5
  10. #fbf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db987f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db987f
  2. #d2967f
  3. #c9937f
  4. #c0917f
  5. #b78e7f
  6. #ae8c80
  7. #a48a80
  8. #9b8780
  9. #928580
  10. #898280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99f7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ad7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb8d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf9d7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7a57f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5928a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db987f {
  color: #db987f;
}
Background
.bg-db987f {
  background-color: #db987f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db987f {
  border: 2px solid #db987f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db987f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 152 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 56% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db987f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db987f, #dbc67f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db987f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 152 127 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.10 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.80 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.94 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.95 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.00 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.25 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.89 #246780 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db987f  rgb(219, 152, 127)  hsl(16, 56%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#7fc2db  rgb(127, 194, 219)  hsl(196, 56%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#7fdb98  rgb(127, 219, 152)  hsl(136, 56%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple
#987fdb  rgb(152, 127, 219)  hsl(256, 56%, 68%)  Medium Purple