ColorTool
Log in
#DCA08A

#dca08a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dca08a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 62.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 16.1°, 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #dca08a
  2. #8ac6dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca08a
  2. #8adcc9
  3. #8a9ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc8a9d
  2. #dca08a
  3. #dcc98a

Triadic

  1. #dca08a
  2. #8adca0
  3. #a08adc

Tetradic

  1. #dca08a
  2. #c6dc8a
  3. #8ac6dc
  4. #a08adc

Square

  1. #dca08a
  2. #9ddc8a
  3. #8ac6dc
  4. #c98adc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e4d2f
  2. #ca704f
  3. #dca08a
  4. #eed0c5
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#dca08a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca08a
  2. #c6907c
  3. #b0806e
  4. #9a7061
  5. #846053
  6. #6e5045
  7. #584037
  8. #423029
  9. #2c201c
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca08a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca08a
  2. #e0aa96
  3. #e3b3a1
  4. #e7bdad
  5. #eac6b9
  6. #eed0c5
  7. #f1d9d0
  8. #f5e3dc
  9. #f8ece8
  10. #fcf6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca08a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca08a
  2. #d39d89
  3. #ca9a88
  4. #c09687
  5. #b79386
  6. #ae9085
  7. #a58d84
  8. #9c8a83
  9. #928682
  10. #898381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa688 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea979a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caac8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dca08a {
  color: #dca08a;
}
Background
.bg-dca08a {
  background-color: #dca08a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca08a {
  border: 2px solid #dca08a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca08a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 160 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca08a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca08a, #dcc98a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca08a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 160 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.71 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.75 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.03 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.52 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.40 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.12 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.73 #235f75 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dca08a  rgb(220, 160, 138)  hsl(16, 54%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#8ac6dc  rgb(138, 198, 220)  hsl(196, 54%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#8adca0  rgb(138, 220, 160)  hsl(136, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a08adc  rgb(160, 138, 220)  hsl(256, 54%, 70%)  Floral Lavender