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#DD896F

#dd896f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd896f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 53.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.01% magenta, 49.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 14.18°, with 61.8% saturation and 65.1% 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 3.71.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3441

Complementary

  1. #dd896f
  2. #6fc3dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd896f
  2. #6fddc0
  3. #6f8cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd6f8c
  2. #dd896f
  3. #ddc06f

Triadic

  1. #dd896f
  2. #6fdd89
  3. #896fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd896f
  2. #c3dd6f
  3. #6fc3dd
  4. #896fdd

Square

  1. #dd896f
  2. #8cdd6f
  3. #6fc3dd
  4. #c06fdd

Monochromatic

  1. #913c22
  2. #ce5631
  3. #dd896f
  4. #ecbcad
  5. #faeeeb

Shades

#dd896f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd896f
  2. #c77b64
  3. #b16e59
  4. #9b604e
  5. #855243
  6. #6f4538
  7. #58372c
  8. #422921
  9. #2c1b16
  10. #160e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd896f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd896f
  2. #e0957d
  3. #e4a18c
  4. #e7ac9a
  5. #ebb8a9
  6. #eec4b7
  7. #f1d0c5
  8. #f5dcd4
  9. #f8e7e2
  10. #fcf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd896f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd896f
  2. #d48871
  3. #ca8772
  4. #c18674
  5. #b88576
  6. #af8578
  7. #a58479
  8. #9c837b
  9. #93827d
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb968e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e946d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a56e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef7b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba906e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c59b6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8817b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd896f {
  color: #dd896f;
}
Background
.bg-dd896f {
  background-color: #dd896f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd896f {
  border: 2px solid #dd896f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd896f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 137 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd896f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd896f, #ddc06f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd896f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 137 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.71 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.21 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.30 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.24 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.75 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.79 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.94 #227690 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dd896f  rgb(221, 137, 111)  hsl(14, 62%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6fc3dd  rgb(111, 195, 221)  hsl(194, 62%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#6fdd89  rgb(111, 221, 137)  hsl(134, 62%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#896fdd  rgb(137, 111, 221)  hsl(254, 62%, 65%)  Medium Purple