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#DFA490

#dfa490 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfa490 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 64.31% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.46% magenta, 35.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 15.19°, with 55.24% saturation and 71.96% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.4425

Complementary

  1. #dfa490
  2. #90cbdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfa490
  2. #90dfcb
  3. #90a3df

Analogous

  1. #df90a3
  2. #dfa490
  3. #dfcb90

Triadic

  1. #dfa490
  2. #90dfa4
  3. #a490df

Tetradic

  1. #dfa490
  2. #cbdf90
  3. #90cbdf
  4. #a490df

Square

  1. #dfa490
  2. #a3df90
  3. #90cbdf
  4. #cb90df

Monochromatic

  1. #a64e30
  2. #ce7355
  3. #dfa490
  4. #f0d5cb
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#dfa490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa490
  2. #c99482
  3. #b28373
  4. #9c7365
  5. #866256
  6. #705248
  7. #59423a
  8. #43312b
  9. #2d211d
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa490
  2. #e2ad9b
  3. #e5b6a6
  4. #e9bfb1
  5. #ecc8bc
  6. #efd2c8
  7. #f2dbd3
  8. #f5e4de
  9. #f9ede9
  10. #fcf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa490
  2. #d6a08e
  3. #cc9d8d
  4. #c3998b
  5. #b9968a
  6. #b09288
  7. #a68e86
  8. #9d8b85
  9. #938783
  10. #8a8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5aca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2aa8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a88f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdaf90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa490 {
  color: #dfa490;
}
Background
.bg-dfa490 {
  background-color: #dfa490;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa490 {
  border: 2px solid #dfa490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 164 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 55% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa490, #dfcb90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 164 144 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.42 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.03 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.79 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.51 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.76 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.17 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.47 #205b6f Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dfa490  rgb(223, 164, 144)  hsl(15, 55%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#90cbdf  rgb(144, 203, 223)  hsl(195, 55%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#90dfa4  rgb(144, 223, 164)  hsl(135, 55%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a490df  rgb(164, 144, 223)  hsl(255, 55%, 72%)  Floral Lavender