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#E8A485

#e8a485 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a485 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 64.31% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 42.67% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 18.79°, with 68.28% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.454

Complementary

  1. #e8a485
  2. #85c9e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a485
  2. #85e8d6
  3. #8597e8

Analogous

  1. #e88597
  2. #e8a485
  3. #e8d685

Triadic

  1. #e8a485
  2. #85e8a4
  3. #a485e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a485
  2. #c9e885
  3. #85c9e8
  4. #a485e8

Square

  1. #e8a485
  2. #97e885
  3. #85c9e8
  4. #d685e8

Monochromatic

  1. #b24f22
  2. #dc7445
  3. #e8a485
  4. #f4d4c5
  5. #fcf2ee

Shades

#e8a485 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a485
  2. #d19478
  3. #ba836a
  4. #a2735d
  5. #8b6250
  6. #745243
  7. #5d4235
  8. #463128
  9. #2e211b
  10. #17100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a485 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a485
  2. #eaad91
  3. #edb69d
  4. #efbfaa
  5. #f1c8b6
  6. #f4d2c2
  7. #f6dbce
  8. #f8e4da
  9. #faede7
  10. #fdf6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a485 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a485
  2. #dea085
  3. #d39d84
  4. #c99984
  5. #be9683
  6. #b49283
  7. #aa8e82
  8. #9f8b82
  9. #958781
  10. #8a8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbaea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b985 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8999c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca884 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b185 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a485 {
  color: #e8a485;
}
Background
.bg-e8a485 {
  background-color: #e8a485;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a485 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a485;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a485;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 164 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 68% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a485 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a485, #e8d685);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a485 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 164 133 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.39 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.41 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.98 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.44 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.73 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.96 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.08 #175b7a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a485  rgb(232, 164, 133)  hsl(19, 68%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#85c9e8  rgb(133, 201, 232)  hsl(199, 68%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#85e8a4  rgb(133, 232, 164)  hsl(139, 68%, 72%)  Light Green
#a485e8  rgb(164, 133, 232)  hsl(259, 68%, 72%)  Floral Lavender