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#DE896C

#de896c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#de896c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 53.73% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.29% magenta, 51.35% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 15.26°, with 63.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.345

Complementary

  1. #de896c
  2. #6cc1de

Split complementary

  1. #de896c
  2. #6cdec2
  3. #6c88de

Analogous

  1. #de6c88
  2. #de896c
  3. #dec26c

Triadic

  1. #de896c
  2. #6cde89
  3. #896cde

Tetradic

  1. #de896c
  2. #c1de6c
  3. #6cc1de
  4. #896cde

Square

  1. #de896c
  2. #88de6c
  3. #6cc1de
  4. #c26cde

Monochromatic

  1. #913d20
  2. #cf572e
  3. #de896c
  4. #ecbbaa
  5. #faede9

Shades

#de896c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de896c
  2. #c87b61
  3. #b26e56
  4. #9b604c
  5. #855241
  6. #6f4536
  7. #59372b
  8. #432920
  9. #2c1b16
  10. #160e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#de896c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de896c
  2. #e1957b
  3. #e5a189
  4. #e8ac98
  5. #ebb8a7
  6. #efc4b6
  7. #f2d0c4
  8. #f5dcd3
  9. #f8e7e2
  10. #fcf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de896c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de896c
  2. #d5886e
  3. #cb8770
  4. #c28672
  5. #b88574
  6. #af8576
  7. #a68478
  8. #9c837a
  9. #93827c
  10. #89817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb968d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e946a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a66b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f07b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb906b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69b6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9817a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de896c {
  color: #de896c;
}
Background
.bg-de896c {
  background-color: #de896c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de896c {
  border: 2px solid #de896c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de896c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 137 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 63% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de896c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de896c, #dec26c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de896c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 137 108 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.65 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.99 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.43 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.95 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.32 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.59 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.76 #217693 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#de896c  rgb(222, 137, 108)  hsl(15, 63%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6cc1de  rgb(108, 193, 222)  hsl(195, 63%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#6cde89  rgb(108, 222, 137)  hsl(135, 63%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#896cde  rgb(137, 108, 222)  hsl(255, 63%, 65%)  Medium Purple