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#E6A181

#e6a181 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6a181 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 63.14% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 43.91% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 19.01°, with 66.89% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #e6a181
  2. #81c6e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6a181
  2. #81e6d3
  3. #8193e6

Analogous

  1. #e68193
  2. #e6a181
  3. #e6d381

Triadic

  1. #e6a181
  2. #81e6a1
  3. #a181e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6a181
  2. #c6e681
  3. #81c6e6
  4. #a181e6

Square

  1. #e6a181
  2. #93e681
  3. #81c6e6
  4. #d381e6

Monochromatic

  1. #ac4e22
  2. #d97141
  3. #e6a181
  4. #f3d1c1
  5. #fcf2ee

Shades

#e6a181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6a181
  2. #cf9174
  3. #b88167
  4. #a1715a
  5. #8a614d
  6. #735141
  7. #5c4034
  8. #453027
  9. #2e201a
  10. #17100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6a181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6a181
  2. #e9aa8e
  3. #ebb49a
  4. #eebda7
  5. #f0c7b3
  6. #f3d0c0
  7. #f5d9cd
  8. #f8e3d9
  9. #faece6
  10. #fdf6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6a181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6a181
  2. #dc9e81
  3. #d29a81
  4. #c79781
  5. #bd9481
  6. #b39181
  7. #a98d80
  8. #9f8a80
  9. #948780
  10. #8a8380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8aba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a87f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b781 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f79599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ae81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f09a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6a181 {
  color: #e6a181;
}
Background
.bg-e6a181 {
  background-color: #e6a181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6a181 {
  border: 2px solid #e6a181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6a181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 161 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 67% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6a181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6a181, #e6d381);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6a181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 161 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.97 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.60 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.96 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.65 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.94 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.28 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.04 #195e7e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e6a181  rgb(230, 161, 129)  hsl(19, 67%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#81c6e6  rgb(129, 198, 230)  hsl(199, 67%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#81e6a1  rgb(129, 230, 161)  hsl(139, 67%, 70%)  Light Green
#a181e6  rgb(161, 129, 230)  hsl(259, 67%, 70%)  Floral Lavender