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#E89D8A

#e89d8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e89d8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 61.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.33% magenta, 40.52% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 12.13°, with 67.14% saturation and 72.55% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.431

Complementary

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #8ad5e8

Split complementary

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #8ae8cc
  3. #8aa6e8

Analogous

  1. #e88aa6
  2. #e89d8a
  3. #e8cc8a

Triadic

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #8ae89d
  3. #9d8ae8

Tetradic

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #d5e88a
  3. #8ad5e8
  4. #9d8ae8

Square

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #a6e88a
  3. #8ad5e8
  4. #cc8ae8

Monochromatic

  1. #b54124
  2. #db674a
  3. #e89d8a
  4. #f5d3ca
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e89d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #d18d7c
  3. #ba7e6e
  4. #a26e61
  5. #8b5e53
  6. #744f45
  7. #5d3f37
  8. #462f29
  9. #2e1f1c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e89d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #eaa796
  3. #edb1a1
  4. #efbaad
  5. #f1c4b9
  6. #f4cec5
  7. #f6d8d0
  8. #f8e2dc
  9. #faebe8
  10. #fdf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e89d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e89d8a
  2. #de9a89
  3. #d39788
  4. #c99487
  5. #be9186
  6. #b48f85
  7. #aa8c84
  8. #9f8983
  9. #958682
  10. #8a8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea688 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f89298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a389 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ac8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e89d8a {
  color: #e89d8a;
}
Background
.bg-e89d8a {
  background-color: #e89d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e89d8a {
  border: 2px solid #e89d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e89d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 157 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 67% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e89d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e89d8a, #e8cc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e89d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 157 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.48 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.16 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.56 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.69 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.42 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.73 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.76 #176275 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e89d8a  rgb(232, 157, 138)  hsl(12, 67%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#8ad5e8  rgb(138, 213, 232)  hsl(192, 67%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue
#8ae89d  rgb(138, 232, 157)  hsl(132, 67%, 73%)  Light Green
#9d8ae8  rgb(157, 138, 232)  hsl(252, 67%, 73%)  Floral Lavender