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#DC8A68

#dc8a68 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc8a68 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.12% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 52.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 17.59°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3439

Complementary

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #68badc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #68dcc4
  3. #6880dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6880
  2. #dc8a68
  3. #dcc468

Triadic

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #68dc8a
  3. #8a68dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #badc68
  3. #68badc
  4. #8a68dc

Square

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #80dc68
  3. #68badc
  4. #c468dc

Monochromatic

  1. #8b3f20
  2. #c95c2f
  3. #dc8a68
  4. #eabaa6
  5. #f9eae4

Shades

#dc8a68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #c67c5e
  3. #b06e53
  4. #9a6149
  5. #84533e
  6. #6e4534
  7. #58372a
  8. #42291f
  9. #2c1c15
  10. #160e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #e09677
  3. #e3a186
  4. #e7ad95
  5. #eab9a4
  6. #eec5b4
  7. #f1d0c3
  8. #f5dcd2
  9. #f8e8e1
  10. #fcf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a68
  2. #d3896a
  3. #ca886d
  4. #c0876f
  5. #b78672
  6. #ae8574
  7. #a58476
  8. #9c8379
  9. #92827b
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba978c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9465 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee7c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c59b68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a68 {
  color: #dc8a68;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a68 {
  background-color: #dc8a68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a68 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a68, #dcc468);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 104 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.21 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.09 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.50 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.27 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.32 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.49 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.64 #237597 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc8a68  rgb(220, 138, 104)  hsl(18, 62%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#68badc  rgb(104, 186, 220)  hsl(198, 62%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#68dc8a  rgb(104, 220, 138)  hsl(138, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#8a68dc  rgb(138, 104, 220)  hsl(258, 62%, 64%)  Medium Purple