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#E8A690

#e8a690 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a690 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.45% magenta, 37.93% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 65.67% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.4644

Complementary

  1. #e8a690
  2. #90d2e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a690
  2. #90e8d2
  3. #90a6e8

Analogous

  1. #e890a6
  2. #e8a690
  3. #e8d290

Triadic

  1. #e8a690
  2. #90e8a6
  3. #a690e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a690
  2. #d2e890
  3. #90d2e8
  4. #a690e8

Square

  1. #e8a690
  2. #a6e890
  3. #90d2e8
  4. #d290e8

Monochromatic

  1. #b94b26
  2. #db7351
  3. #e8a690
  4. #f5d9cf
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#e8a690 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a690
  2. #d19582
  3. #ba8573
  4. #a27465
  5. #8b6456
  6. #745348
  7. #5d423a
  8. #46322b
  9. #2e211d
  10. #17110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a690 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a690
  2. #eaaf9b
  3. #edb8a6
  4. #efc1b1
  5. #f1cabc
  6. #f4d3c8
  7. #f6dbd3
  8. #f8e4de
  9. #faede9
  10. #fdf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a690 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a690
  2. #dea28e
  3. #d39e8d
  4. #c99b8b
  5. #be978a
  6. #b49388
  7. #aa8f86
  8. #9f8b85
  9. #958883
  10. #8a8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccafa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ad8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bb90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f79ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccaa8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b390 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1a09a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a690 {
  color: #e8a690;
}
Background
.bg-e8a690 {
  background-color: #e8a690;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a690 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a690;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a690;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 166 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 66% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a690 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a690, #e8d290);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a690 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 166 144 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.74 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.28 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.31 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.33 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 7.87 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.16 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.28 #17596f Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a690  rgb(232, 166, 144)  hsl(15, 66%, 74%)  Dark Salmon
#90d2e8  rgb(144, 210, 232)  hsl(195, 66%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#90e8a6  rgb(144, 232, 166)  hsl(135, 66%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a690e8  rgb(166, 144, 232)  hsl(255, 66%, 74%)  Floral Lavender