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#E4987F

#e4987f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4987f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 59.61% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 44.3% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 14.85°, with 65.16% saturation and 69.61% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.44.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4048

Complementary

  1. #e4987f
  2. #7fcbe4

Split complementary

  1. #e4987f
  2. #7fe4cb
  3. #7f99e4

Analogous

  1. #e47f99
  2. #e4987f
  3. #e4cb7f

Triadic

  1. #e4987f
  2. #7fe498
  3. #987fe4

Tetradic

  1. #e4987f
  2. #cbe47f
  3. #7fcbe4
  4. #987fe4

Square

  1. #e4987f
  2. #99e47f
  3. #7fcbe4
  4. #cb7fe4

Monochromatic

  1. #a74423
  2. #d76540
  3. #e4987f
  4. #f1cbbe
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#e4987f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4987f
  2. #cd8972
  3. #b67a66
  4. #a06a59
  5. #895b4c
  6. #724c40
  7. #5b3d33
  8. #442e26
  9. #2e1e19
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4987f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4987f
  2. #e7a28c
  3. #e9ad99
  4. #ecb7a5
  5. #efc1b2
  6. #f2ccbf
  7. #f4d6cc
  8. #f7e0d9
  9. #faeae5
  10. #fcf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4987f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4987f
  2. #da967f
  3. #d0937f
  4. #c6917f
  5. #bc8e7f
  6. #b28c80
  7. #a88a80
  8. #9e8780
  9. #948580
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a39b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba17d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb17e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f58c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea77f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee918a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4987f {
  color: #e4987f;
}
Background
.bg-e4987f {
  background-color: #e4987f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4987f {
  border: 2px solid #e4987f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4987f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 152 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 65% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4987f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4987f, #e4cb7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4987f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 152 127 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.44 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.13 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.64 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.86 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.60 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.73 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.44 #1b6780 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e4987f  rgb(228, 152, 127)  hsl(15, 65%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#7fcbe4  rgb(127, 203, 228)  hsl(195, 65%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#7fe498  rgb(127, 228, 152)  hsl(135, 65%, 70%)  Light Green
#987fe4  rgb(152, 127, 228)  hsl(255, 65%, 70%)  Medium Purple