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#E8A38C

#e8a38c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a38c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.92% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.74% magenta, 39.66% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 66.67% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4524

Complementary

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #8cd1e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #8ce8d1
  3. #8ca3e8

Analogous

  1. #e88ca3
  2. #e8a38c
  3. #e8d18c

Triadic

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #8ce8a3
  3. #a38ce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #d1e88c
  3. #8cd1e8
  4. #a38ce8

Square

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #a3e88c
  3. #8cd1e8
  4. #d18ce8

Monochromatic

  1. #b64924
  2. #db704c
  3. #e8a38c
  4. #f5d6cc
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e8a38c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #d1937e
  3. #ba8270
  4. #a27262
  5. #8b6254
  6. #745246
  7. #5d4138
  8. #46312a
  9. #2e211c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a38c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #eaac98
  3. #edb5a3
  4. #efbfaf
  5. #f1c8ba
  6. #f4d1c6
  7. #f6dad1
  8. #f8e3dd
  9. #faede8
  10. #fdf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a38c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a38c
  2. #dea08b
  3. #d39c8a
  4. #c99988
  5. #be9587
  6. #b49286
  7. #aa8e85
  8. #9f8b84
  9. #958782
  10. #8a8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbada5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ab8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b98c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8999d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba88b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b18c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a38c {
  color: #e8a38c;
}
Background
.bg-e8a38c {
  background-color: #e8a38c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a38c {
  border: 2px solid #e8a38c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a38c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 163 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 67% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a38c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a38c, #e8d18c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a38c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 163 140 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.85 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.85 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.78 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.55 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.52 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.56 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.10 #175c73 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a38c  rgb(232, 163, 140)  hsl(15, 67%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#8cd1e8  rgb(140, 209, 232)  hsl(195, 67%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#8ce8a3  rgb(140, 232, 163)  hsl(135, 67%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a38ce8  rgb(163, 140, 232)  hsl(255, 67%, 73%)  Floral Lavender