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#DD9C8A

#dd9c8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd9c8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 37.56% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 13.01°, with 54.97% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.4098

Complementary

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #8acbdd

Split complementary

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #8addc5
  3. #8aa1dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8aa1
  2. #dd9c8a
  3. #ddc58a

Triadic

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #8add9c
  3. #9c8add

Tetradic

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #cbdd8a
  3. #8acbdd
  4. #9c8add

Square

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #a1dd8a
  3. #8acbdd
  4. #c58add

Monochromatic

  1. #a0472e
  2. #cc6a4f
  3. #dd9c8a
  4. #eecec5
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#dd9c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #c78c7c
  3. #b17d6e
  4. #9b6d61
  5. #855e53
  6. #6f4e45
  7. #583e37
  8. #422f29
  9. #2c1f1c
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd9c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #e0a696
  3. #e4b0a1
  4. #e7baad
  5. #ebc4b9
  6. #eecec5
  7. #f1d7d0
  8. #f5e1dc
  9. #f8ebe8
  10. #fcf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd9c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd9c8a
  2. #d49989
  3. #ca9688
  4. #c19487
  5. #b89186
  6. #af8e85
  7. #a58b84
  8. #9c8883
  9. #938682
  10. #898381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a69f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec9397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a98a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e69692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd9c8a {
  color: #dd9c8a;
}
Background
.bg-dd9c8a {
  background-color: #dd9c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd9c8a {
  border: 2px solid #dd9c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd9c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd9c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd9c8a, #ddc58a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd9c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.36 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.30 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.13 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.95 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.96 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.39 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.55 #226375 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dd9c8a  rgb(221, 156, 138)  hsl(13, 55%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#8acbdd  rgb(138, 203, 221)  hsl(193, 55%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#8add9c  rgb(138, 221, 156)  hsl(133, 55%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9c8add  rgb(156, 138, 221)  hsl(253, 55%, 70%)  Floral Lavender