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#DE856A

#de856a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#de856a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 52.16% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.09% magenta, 52.25% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 13.97°, with 63.74% saturation and 64.31% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3335

Complementary

  1. #de856a
  2. #6ac3de

Split complementary

  1. #de856a
  2. #6adebf
  3. #6a89de

Analogous

  1. #de6a89
  2. #de856a
  3. #debf6a

Triadic

  1. #de856a
  2. #6ade85
  3. #856ade

Tetradic

  1. #de856a
  2. #c3de6a
  3. #6ac3de
  4. #856ade

Square

  1. #de856a
  2. #89de6a
  3. #6ac3de
  4. #bf6ade

Monochromatic

  1. #8f3a20
  2. #ce532e
  3. #de856a
  4. #ecb8a9
  5. #faece7

Shades

#de856a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de856a
  2. #c8785f
  3. #b26a55
  4. #9b5d4a
  5. #855040
  6. #6f4335
  7. #59352a
  8. #432820
  9. #2c1b15
  10. #160d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#de856a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de856a
  2. #e19179
  3. #e59d88
  4. #e8aa97
  5. #ebb6a6
  6. #efc2b5
  7. #f2cec3
  8. #f5dad2
  9. #f8e7e1
  10. #fcf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de856a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de856a
  2. #d5856c
  3. #cb846e
  4. #c28471
  5. #b88373
  6. #af8375
  7. #a68277
  8. #9c8279
  9. #93817c
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba938b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9168 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a469 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0767e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba8c69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c49869 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de856a {
  color: #de856a;
}
Background
.bg-de856a {
  background-color: #de856a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de856a {
  border: 2px solid #de856a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de856a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 133 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de856a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de856a, #debf6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de856a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 133 106 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.57 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.15 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.19 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.91 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.33 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.91 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 8.05 #217a95 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#de856a  rgb(222, 133, 106)  hsl(14, 64%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#6ac3de  rgb(106, 195, 222)  hsl(194, 64%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#6ade85  rgb(106, 222, 133)  hsl(134, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#856ade  rgb(133, 106, 222)  hsl(254, 64%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue