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#E8A894

#e8a894 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a894 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.88% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.59% magenta, 36.21% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 14.29°, with 64.62% saturation and 74.51% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.473

Complementary

  1. #e8a894
  2. #94d4e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a894
  2. #94e8d2
  3. #94aae8

Analogous

  1. #e894aa
  2. #e8a894
  3. #e8d294

Triadic

  1. #e8a894
  2. #94e8a8
  3. #a894e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a894
  2. #d4e894
  3. #94d4e8
  4. #a894e8

Square

  1. #e8a894
  2. #aae894
  3. #94d4e8
  4. #d294e8

Monochromatic

  1. #bb4b28
  2. #da7555
  3. #e8a894
  4. #f6dbd3
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#e8a894 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a894
  2. #d19785
  3. #ba8676
  4. #a27668
  5. #8b6559
  6. #74544a
  7. #5d433b
  8. #46322c
  9. #2e221e
  10. #17110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a894 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a894
  2. #eab19f
  3. #edb9a9
  4. #efc2b4
  5. #f1cbbf
  6. #f4d4ca
  7. #f6dcd4
  8. #f8e5df
  9. #faeeea
  10. #fdf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a894 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a894
  2. #dea492
  3. #d3a090
  4. #c99c8e
  5. #be988c
  6. #b4948a
  7. #aa9088
  8. #9f8c86
  9. #958884
  10. #8a8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccb1aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7af92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bc94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f79fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdac93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b494 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1a29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a894 {
  color: #e8a894;
}
Background
.bg-e8a894 {
  background-color: #e8a894;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a894 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a894;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a894;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 168 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 65% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a894 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a894, #e8d294);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a894 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 168 148 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.49 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.57 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.69 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.99 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 7.11 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.46 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.79 #17576b Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e8a894  rgb(232, 168, 148)  hsl(14, 65%, 75%)  Dark Salmon
#94d4e8  rgb(148, 212, 232)  hsl(194, 65%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue
#94e8a8  rgb(148, 232, 168)  hsl(134, 65%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a894e8  rgb(168, 148, 232)  hsl(254, 65%, 75%)  Floral Lavender