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#DC856E

#dc856e ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc856e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 52.16% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.55% magenta, 50% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 12.55°, with 61.11% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #dc856e
  2. #6ec5dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc856e
  2. #6edcbc
  3. #6e8edc

Analogous

  1. #dc6e8e
  2. #dc856e
  3. #dcbc6e

Triadic

  1. #dc856e
  2. #6edc85
  3. #856edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc856e
  2. #c5dc6e
  3. #6ec5dc
  4. #856edc

Square

  1. #dc856e
  2. #8edc6e
  3. #6ec5dc
  4. #bc6edc

Monochromatic

  1. #8f3922
  2. #cc5231
  3. #dc856e
  4. #ebb9ac
  5. #faede9

Shades

#dc856e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc856e
  2. #c67863
  3. #b06a58
  4. #9a5d4d
  5. #845042
  6. #6e4337
  7. #58352c
  8. #422821
  9. #2c1b16
  10. #160d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc856e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc856e
  2. #e0917d
  3. #e39d8b
  4. #e7aa9a
  5. #eab6a8
  6. #eec2b7
  7. #f1cec5
  8. #f5dad4
  9. #f8e7e2
  10. #fcf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc856e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc856e
  2. #d38570
  3. #ca8472
  4. #c08473
  5. #b78375
  6. #ae8377
  7. #a58279
  8. #9c827b
  9. #92817c
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9938c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a916c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa36d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee777f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b88c6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3986d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e77d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc856e {
  color: #dc856e;
}
Background
.bg-dc856e {
  background-color: #dc856e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc856e {
  border: 2px solid #dc856e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc856e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 133 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc856e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc856e, #dcbc6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc856e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 133 110 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.90 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.08 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.94 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.41 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.91 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.36 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.39 #237a91 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc856e  rgb(220, 133, 110)  hsl(13, 61%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6ec5dc  rgb(110, 197, 220)  hsl(193, 61%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#6edc85  rgb(110, 220, 133)  hsl(133, 61%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#856edc  rgb(133, 110, 220)  hsl(253, 61%, 65%)  Medium Purple