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#E8A48D

#e8a48d ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a48d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 15.16°, with 66.42% saturation and 73.14% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.4563

Complementary

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #8dd1e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #8de8d1
  3. #8da4e8

Analogous

  1. #e88da4
  2. #e8a48d
  3. #e8d18d

Triadic

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #8de8a4
  3. #a48de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #d1e88d
  3. #8dd1e8
  4. #a48de8

Square

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #a4e88d
  3. #8dd1e8
  4. #d18de8

Monochromatic

  1. #b74a25
  2. #db714d
  3. #e8a48d
  4. #f5d7cd
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e8a48d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #d1947f
  3. #ba8371
  4. #a27363
  5. #8b6255
  6. #745247
  7. #5d4238
  8. #46312a
  9. #2e211c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a48d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #eaad98
  3. #edb6a4
  4. #efbfaf
  5. #f1c8bb
  6. #f4d2c6
  7. #f6dbd1
  8. #f8e4dd
  9. #faede8
  10. #fdf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a48d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a48d
  2. #dea08c
  3. #d39d8a
  4. #c99989
  5. #be9688
  6. #b49287
  7. #aa8e85
  8. #9f8b84
  9. #958783
  10. #8a8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbaea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ac8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5ba8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f89a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba98c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b18d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a48d {
  color: #e8a48d;
}
Background
.bg-e8a48d {
  background-color: #e8a48d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a48d {
  border: 2px solid #e8a48d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a48d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 164 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 66% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a48d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a48d, #e8d18d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a48d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 164 141 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.11 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.01 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.88 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.37 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.38 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.53 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.82 #175b72 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a48d  rgb(232, 164, 141)  hsl(15, 66%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#8dd1e8  rgb(141, 209, 232)  hsl(195, 66%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#8de8a4  rgb(141, 232, 164)  hsl(135, 66%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a48de8  rgb(164, 141, 232)  hsl(255, 66%, 73%)  Floral Lavender