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#DD8A73

#dd8a73 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd8a73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 47.96% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 13.02°, with 60.92% saturation and 65.88% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3479

Complementary

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #73c6dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #73ddbf
  3. #7391dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7391
  2. #dd8a73
  3. #ddbf73

Triadic

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #73dd8a
  3. #8a73dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #c6dd73
  3. #73c6dd
  4. #8a73dd

Square

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #91dd73
  3. #73c6dd
  4. #bf73dd

Monochromatic

  1. #933c24
  2. #ce5735
  3. #dd8a73
  4. #ecbdb1
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#dd8a73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #c77c68
  3. #b16e5c
  4. #9b6151
  5. #855345
  6. #6f453a
  7. #58372e
  8. #422923
  9. #2c1c17
  10. #160e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8a73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #e09681
  3. #e4a18f
  4. #e7ad9d
  5. #ebb9ab
  6. #eec5b9
  7. #f1d0c7
  8. #f5dcd5
  9. #f8e8e3
  10. #fcf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8a73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8a73
  2. #d48974
  3. #ca8876
  4. #c18777
  5. #b88678
  6. #af857a
  7. #a5847b
  8. #9c837c
  9. #93827d
  10. #89817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb9790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9571 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a672 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee7d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9172 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c59c72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8827e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8a73 {
  color: #dd8a73;
}
Background
.bg-dd8a73 {
  background-color: #dd8a73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8a73 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8a73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8a73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 138 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 61% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8a73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8a73, #ddbf73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8a73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 138 115 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.75 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.36 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.76 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.92 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.41 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.23 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.62 #22758c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dd8a73  rgb(221, 138, 115)  hsl(13, 61%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#73c6dd  rgb(115, 198, 221)  hsl(193, 61%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#73dd8a  rgb(115, 221, 138)  hsl(133, 61%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#8a73dd  rgb(138, 115, 221)  hsl(253, 61%, 66%)  Medium Purple