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#E09F8D

#e09f8d ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e09f8d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 62.35% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 37.05% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 13.01°, with 57.24% saturation and 71.57% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.4257

Complementary

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #8dcee0

Split complementary

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #8de0c8
  3. #8da5e0

Analogous

  1. #e08da5
  2. #e09f8d
  3. #e0c88d

Triadic

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #8de09f
  3. #9f8de0

Tetradic

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #cee08d
  3. #8dcee0
  4. #9f8de0

Square

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #a5e08d
  3. #8dcee0
  4. #c88de0

Monochromatic

  1. #a7482d
  2. #d06c51
  3. #e09f8d
  4. #f0d2c9
  5. #fbf1ef

Shades

#e09f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #ca8f7f
  3. #b37f71
  4. #9d6f63
  5. #865f55
  6. #705047
  7. #5a4038
  8. #43302a
  9. #2d201c
  10. #16100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e09f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #e3a998
  3. #e6b2a4
  4. #e9bcaf
  5. #ecc5bb
  6. #f0cfc6
  7. #f3d9d1
  8. #f6e2dd
  9. #f9ece8
  10. #fcf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e09f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e09f8d
  2. #d69c8c
  3. #cd998a
  4. #c39689
  5. #ba9388
  6. #b09087
  7. #a68c85
  8. #9d8984
  9. #938683
  10. #8a8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea78c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb48c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef969a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a48c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccac8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e99995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e09f8d {
  color: #e09f8d;
}
Background
.bg-e09f8d {
  background-color: #e09f8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e09f8d {
  border: 2px solid #e09f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e09f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 159 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 57% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e09f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e09f8d, #e0c88d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e09f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 159 141 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.54 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.91 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.89 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.68 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.70 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.63 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.81 #1f6072 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e09f8d  rgb(224, 159, 141)  hsl(13, 57%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#8dcee0  rgb(141, 206, 224)  hsl(193, 57%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#8de09f  rgb(141, 224, 159)  hsl(133, 57%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9f8de0  rgb(159, 141, 224)  hsl(253, 57%, 72%)  Floral Lavender