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#E69F8A

#e69f8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e69f8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 62.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.87% magenta, 40% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 13.7°, with 64.79% saturation and 72.16% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.4345

Complementary

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #8ad1e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #8ae6cd
  3. #8aa3e6

Analogous

  1. #e68aa3
  2. #e69f8a
  3. #e6cd8a

Triadic

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #8ae69f
  3. #9f8ae6

Tetradic

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #d1e68a
  3. #8ad1e6
  4. #9f8ae6

Square

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #a3e68a
  3. #8ad1e6
  4. #cd8ae6

Monochromatic

  1. #b14626
  2. #d96b4b
  3. #e69f8a
  4. #f3d3c9
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#e69f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #cf8f7c
  3. #b87f6e
  4. #a16f61
  5. #8a5f53
  6. #735045
  7. #5c4037
  8. #453029
  9. #2e201c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #e9a996
  3. #ebb2a1
  4. #eebcad
  5. #f0c5b9
  6. #f3cfc5
  7. #f5d9d0
  8. #f8e2dc
  9. #faece8
  10. #fdf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69f8a
  2. #dc9c89
  3. #d29988
  4. #c79687
  5. #bd9386
  6. #b39085
  7. #a98c84
  8. #9f8983
  9. #948682
  10. #8a8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8aaa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ad8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f09994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69f8a {
  color: #e69f8a;
}
Background
.bg-e69f8a {
  background-color: #e69f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69f8a {
  border: 2px solid #e69f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 159 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 65% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69f8a, #e6cd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 159 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.37 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.66 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.24 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.56 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.05 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.83 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.41 #196075 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e69f8a  rgb(230, 159, 138)  hsl(14, 65%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#8ad1e6  rgb(138, 209, 230)  hsl(194, 65%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#8ae69f  rgb(138, 230, 159)  hsl(134, 65%, 72%)  Light Green
#9f8ae6  rgb(159, 138, 230)  hsl(254, 65%, 72%)  Floral Lavender