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#DD9A86

#dd9a86 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd9a86 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 60.39% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.32% magenta, 39.37% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 13.79°, with 56.13% saturation and 69.61% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.402

Complementary

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #86c9dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #86ddc5
  3. #869edd

Analogous

  1. #dd869e
  2. #dd9a86
  3. #ddc586

Triadic

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #86dd9a
  3. #9a86dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #c9dd86
  3. #86c9dd
  4. #9a86dd

Square

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #9edd86
  3. #86c9dd
  4. #c586dd

Monochromatic

  1. #9e462c
  2. #cc684a
  3. #dd9a86
  4. #eeccc2
  5. #fbf2ef

Shades

#dd9a86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #c78b79
  3. #b17b6b
  4. #9b6c5e
  5. #855c50
  6. #6f4d43
  7. #583e36
  8. #422e28
  9. #2c1f1b
  10. #160f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd9a86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #e0a492
  3. #e4ae9e
  4. #e7b8aa
  5. #ebc2b6
  6. #eecdc3
  7. #f1d7cf
  8. #f5e1db
  9. #f8ebe7
  10. #fcf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd9a86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd9a86
  2. #d49785
  3. #ca9585
  4. #c19284
  5. #b89084
  6. #af8d83
  7. #a58a82
  8. #9c8882
  9. #938581
  10. #898381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa284 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaf85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec9095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c09f85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6948f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd9a86 {
  color: #dd9a86;
}
Background
.bg-dd9a86 {
  background-color: #dd9a86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd9a86 {
  border: 2px solid #dd9a86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd9a86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 154 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 56% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd9a86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd9a86, #ddc586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd9a86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 154 134 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.62 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.20 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.48 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.77 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.01 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.45 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.92 #226579 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dd9a86  rgb(221, 154, 134)  hsl(14, 56%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#86c9dd  rgb(134, 201, 221)  hsl(194, 56%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#86dd9a  rgb(134, 221, 154)  hsl(134, 56%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9a86dd  rgb(154, 134, 221)  hsl(254, 56%, 70%)  Medium Purple