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#DD8A71

#dd8a71 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd8a71 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 54.12% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 48.87% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 13.89°, with 61.36% saturation and 65.49% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3474

Complementary

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #71c4dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #71ddc0
  3. #718edd

Analogous

  1. #dd718e
  2. #dd8a71
  3. #ddc071

Triadic

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #71dd8a
  3. #8a71dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #c4dd71
  3. #71c4dd
  4. #8a71dd

Square

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #8edd71
  3. #71c4dd
  4. #c071dd

Monochromatic

  1. #923d23
  2. #ce5733
  3. #dd8a71
  4. #ecbdaf
  5. #fbf0ec

Shades

#dd8a71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #c77c66
  3. #b16e5a
  4. #9b614f
  5. #855344
  6. #6f4539
  7. #58372d
  8. #422922
  9. #2c1c17
  10. #160e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8a71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #e0967f
  3. #e4a18d
  4. #e7ad9c
  5. #ebb9aa
  6. #eec5b8
  7. #f1d0c6
  8. #f5dcd4
  9. #f8e8e3
  10. #fcf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8a71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8a71
  2. #d48973
  3. #ca8874
  4. #c18776
  5. #b88677
  6. #af8579
  7. #a5847a
  8. #9c837c
  9. #93827d
  10. #89817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb978f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e956f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a670 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee7d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9170 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c59c70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8827d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8a71 {
  color: #dd8a71;
}
Background
.bg-dd8a71 {
  background-color: #dd8a71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8a71 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8a71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8a71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 138 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8a71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8a71, #ddc071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8a71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 138 113 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.55 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.43 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.65 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.15 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.52 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.95 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.06 #22758e Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dd8a71  rgb(221, 138, 113)  hsl(14, 61%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#71c4dd  rgb(113, 196, 221)  hsl(194, 61%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#71dd8a  rgb(113, 221, 138)  hsl(134, 61%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#8a71dd  rgb(138, 113, 221)  hsl(254, 61%, 65%)  Medium Purple