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#E8A68E

#e8a68e ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a68e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.1% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.45% magenta, 38.79% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 16°, with 66.18% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.4638

Complementary

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #8ed0e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #8ee8d3
  3. #8ea3e8

Analogous

  1. #e88ea3
  2. #e8a68e
  3. #e8d38e

Triadic

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #8ee8a6
  3. #a68ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #d0e88e
  3. #8ed0e8
  4. #a68ee8

Square

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #a3e88e
  3. #8ed0e8
  4. #d38ee8

Monochromatic

  1. #b84c25
  2. #db744e
  3. #e8a68e
  4. #f5d8ce
  5. #fcf2ee

Shades

#e8a68e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #d19580
  3. #ba8572
  4. #a27463
  5. #8b6455
  6. #745347
  7. #5d4239
  8. #46322b
  9. #2e211c
  10. #17110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a68e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #eaaf99
  3. #edb8a5
  4. #efc1b0
  5. #f1cabb
  6. #f4d3c7
  7. #f6dbd2
  8. #f8e4dd
  9. #faede8
  10. #fdf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a68e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a68e
  2. #dea28d
  3. #d39e8b
  4. #c99b8a
  5. #be9788
  6. #b49387
  7. #aa8f86
  8. #9f8b84
  9. #958883
  10. #8a8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccafa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ad8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bb8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f89ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccaa8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b38e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2a099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a68e {
  color: #e8a68e;
}
Background
.bg-e8a68e {
  background-color: #e8a68e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a68e {
  border: 2px solid #e8a68e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a68e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 166 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 66% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a68e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a68e, #e8d38e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a68e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 166 142 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.58 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.48 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.72 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.93 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.25 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.40 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.86 #175971 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a68e  rgb(232, 166, 142)  hsl(16, 66%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#8ed0e8  rgb(142, 208, 232)  hsl(196, 66%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#8ee8a6  rgb(142, 232, 166)  hsl(136, 66%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a68ee8  rgb(166, 142, 232)  hsl(256, 66%, 73%)  Floral Lavender