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#E6906E

#e6906e ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6906e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 56.47% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.39% magenta, 52.17% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 17°, with 70.59% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.379

Complementary

  1. #e6906e
  2. #6ec4e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6906e
  2. #6ee6cc
  3. #6e88e6

Analogous

  1. #e66e88
  2. #e6906e
  3. #e6cc6e

Triadic

  1. #e6906e
  2. #6ee690
  3. #906ee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6906e
  2. #c4e66e
  3. #6ec4e6
  4. #906ee6

Square

  1. #e6906e
  2. #88e66e
  3. #6ec4e6
  4. #cc6ee6

Monochromatic

  1. #a0411c
  2. #db5e2d
  3. #e6906e
  4. #f1c2af
  5. #fcf2ee

Shades

#e6906e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6906e
  2. #cf8263
  3. #b87358
  4. #a1654d
  5. #8a5642
  6. #734837
  7. #5c3a2c
  8. #452b21
  9. #2e1d16
  10. #170e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6906e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6906e
  2. #e99b7d
  3. #eba68b
  4. #eeb19a
  5. #f0bca8
  6. #f3c8b7
  7. #f5d3c5
  8. #f8ded4
  9. #fae9e2
  10. #fdf4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6906e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6906e
  2. #dc8e70
  3. #d28d72
  4. #c78b73
  5. #bd8a75
  6. #b38877
  7. #a98679
  8. #9f857b
  9. #94837c
  10. #8a827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69a6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f98187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3966c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda26e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1877e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6906e {
  color: #e6906e;
}
Background
.bg-e6906e {
  background-color: #e6906e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6906e {
  border: 2px solid #e6906e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6906e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 144 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 71% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6906e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6906e, #e6cc6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6906e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 144 110 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 2.43 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.30 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.23 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.64 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.81 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.21 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.91 #196f91 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e6906e  rgb(230, 144, 110)  hsl(17, 71%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#6ec4e6  rgb(110, 196, 230)  hsl(197, 71%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#6ee690  rgb(110, 230, 144)  hsl(137, 71%, 67%)  Light Green
#906ee6  rgb(144, 110, 230)  hsl(257, 71%, 67%)  Medium Purple