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#E5987F

#e5987f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5987f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 59.61% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.62% magenta, 44.54% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 14.71°, with 66.23% saturation and 69.8% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4065

Complementary

  1. #e5987f
  2. #7fcce5

Split complementary

  1. #e5987f
  2. #7fe5cb
  3. #7f99e5

Analogous

  1. #e57f99
  2. #e5987f
  3. #e5cb7f

Triadic

  1. #e5987f
  2. #7fe598
  3. #987fe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5987f
  2. #cce57f
  3. #7fcce5
  4. #987fe5

Square

  1. #e5987f
  2. #99e57f
  3. #7fcce5
  4. #cb7fe5

Monochromatic

  1. #a94322
  2. #d8653f
  3. #e5987f
  4. #f2cbbf
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e5987f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5987f
  2. #ce8972
  3. #b77a66
  4. #a06a59
  5. #895b4c
  6. #734c40
  7. #5c3d33
  8. #452e26
  9. #2e1e19
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5987f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5987f
  2. #e8a28c
  3. #eaad99
  4. #edb7a5
  5. #efc1b2
  6. #f2ccbf
  7. #f5d6cc
  8. #f7e0d9
  9. #faeae5
  10. #fcf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5987f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5987f
  2. #db967f
  3. #d1937f
  4. #c7917f
  5. #bd8e7f
  6. #b38c80
  7. #a88a80
  8. #9e8780
  9. #948580
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba17d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb17e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f68c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef918a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5987f {
  color: #e5987f;
}
Background
.bg-e5987f {
  background-color: #e5987f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5987f {
  border: 2px solid #e5987f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5987f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 152 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 66% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5987f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5987f, #e5cb7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5987f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 152 127 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.31 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.95 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.52 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.99 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.45 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.83 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.33 #1a6780 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e5987f  rgb(229, 152, 127)  hsl(15, 66%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#7fcce5  rgb(127, 204, 229)  hsl(195, 66%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#7fe598  rgb(127, 229, 152)  hsl(135, 66%, 70%)  Light Green
#987fe5  rgb(152, 127, 229)  hsl(255, 66%, 70%)  Medium Purple