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#DC9D8A

#dc9d8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc9d8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.64% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 13.9°, with 53.95% saturation and 70.2% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.4116

Complementary

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #8ac9dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #8adcc6
  3. #8aa0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8aa0
  2. #dc9d8a
  3. #dcc68a

Triadic

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #8adc9d
  3. #9d8adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #c9dc8a
  3. #8ac9dc
  4. #9d8adc

Square

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #a0dc8a
  3. #8ac9dc
  4. #c68adc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e492f
  2. #ca6c4f
  3. #dc9d8a
  4. #eecec5
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#dc9d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #c68d7c
  3. #b07e6e
  4. #9a6e61
  5. #845e53
  6. #6e4f45
  7. #583f37
  8. #422f29
  9. #2c1f1c
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #e0a796
  3. #e3b1a1
  4. #e7baad
  5. #eac4b9
  6. #eecec5
  7. #f1d8d0
  8. #f5e2dc
  9. #f8ebe8
  10. #fcf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9d8a
  2. #d39a89
  3. #ca9788
  4. #c09487
  5. #b79186
  6. #ae8f85
  7. #a58c84
  8. #9c8983
  9. #928682
  10. #898381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a69f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb18a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a98a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9d8a {
  color: #dc9d8a;
}
Background
.bg-dc9d8a {
  background-color: #dc9d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9d8a {
  border: 2px solid #dc9d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 157 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9d8a, #dcc68a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 157 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.44 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.57 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.33 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.41 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.89 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.50 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.73 #236275 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc9d8a  rgb(220, 157, 138)  hsl(14, 54%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#8ac9dc  rgb(138, 201, 220)  hsl(194, 54%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#8adc9d  rgb(138, 220, 157)  hsl(134, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9d8adc  rgb(157, 138, 220)  hsl(254, 54%, 70%)  Floral Lavender