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#DC9E8A

#dc9e8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc9e8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.96% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.18% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 14.63°, 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #8ac8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #8adcc7
  3. #8a9fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc8a9f
  2. #dc9e8a
  3. #dcc78a

Triadic

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #8adc9e
  3. #9e8adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #c8dc8a
  3. #8ac8dc
  4. #9e8adc

Square

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #9fdc8a
  3. #8ac8dc
  4. #c78adc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e4a2f
  2. #ca6d4f
  3. #dc9e8a
  4. #eecfc5
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#dc9e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #c68e7c
  3. #b07e6e
  4. #9a6f61
  5. #845f53
  6. #6e4f45
  7. #583f37
  8. #422f29
  9. #2c201c
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #e0a896
  3. #e3b1a1
  4. #e7bbad
  5. #eac5b9
  6. #eecfc5
  7. #f1d8d0
  8. #f5e2dc
  9. #f8ece8
  10. #fcf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9e8a
  2. #d39b89
  3. #ca9888
  4. #c09587
  5. #b79286
  6. #ae8f85
  7. #a58c84
  8. #9c8983
  9. #928682
  10. #898381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a7a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada588 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb28a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a289 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9aa8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9e8a {
  color: #dc9e8a;
}
Background
.bg-dc9e8a {
  background-color: #dc9e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9e8a {
  border: 2px solid #dc9e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 158 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9e8a, #dcc78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 158 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.47 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.68 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.81 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.72 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.73 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.55 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.75 #236175 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc9e8a  rgb(220, 158, 138)  hsl(15, 54%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#8ac8dc  rgb(138, 200, 220)  hsl(195, 54%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#8adc9e  rgb(138, 220, 158)  hsl(135, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9e8adc  rgb(158, 138, 220)  hsl(255, 54%, 70%)  Floral Lavender