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#E79880

#e79880 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e79880 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 59.61% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.2% magenta, 44.59% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 13.98°, with 68.21% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.41

Complementary

  1. #e79880
  2. #80cfe7

Split complementary

  1. #e79880
  2. #80e7cb
  3. #809be7

Analogous

  1. #e7809b
  2. #e79880
  3. #e7cb80

Triadic

  1. #e79880
  2. #80e798
  3. #9880e7

Tetradic

  1. #e79880
  2. #cfe780
  3. #80cfe7
  4. #9880e7

Square

  1. #e79880
  2. #9be780
  3. #80cfe7
  4. #cb80e7

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4121
  2. #db6440
  3. #e79880
  4. #f3ccc0
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e79880 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79880
  2. #d08973
  3. #b97a66
  4. #a26a5a
  5. #8b5b4d
  6. #744c40
  7. #5c3d33
  8. #452e26
  9. #2e1e1a
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79880 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79880
  2. #e9a28d
  3. #ecad99
  4. #eeb7a6
  5. #f1c1b3
  6. #f3ccc0
  7. #f5d6cc
  8. #f8e0d9
  9. #faeae6
  10. #fdf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79880 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79880
  2. #dd9680
  3. #d29380
  4. #c89180
  5. #be8e80
  6. #b48c80
  7. #a98a80
  8. #9f8780
  9. #958580
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a49c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba27e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f88c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69e7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2918b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79880 {
  color: #e79880;
}
Background
.bg-e79880 {
  background-color: #e79880;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79880 {
  border: 2px solid #e79880;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79880;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 152 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 68% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79880 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79880, #e7cb80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79880 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 152 128 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.41 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.47 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.51 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.99 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.45 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.31 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.34 #18677f Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e79880  rgb(231, 152, 128)  hsl(14, 68%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#80cfe7  rgb(128, 207, 231)  hsl(194, 68%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#80e798  rgb(128, 231, 152)  hsl(134, 68%, 70%)  Light Green
#9880e7  rgb(152, 128, 231)  hsl(254, 68%, 70%)  Medium Purple