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#E99985

#e99985 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e99985 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 60% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.33% magenta, 42.92% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 69.44% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.418

Complementary

  1. #e99985
  2. #85d5e9

Split complementary

  1. #e99985
  2. #85e9cb
  3. #85a3e9

Analogous

  1. #e985a3
  2. #e99985
  3. #e9cb85

Triadic

  1. #e99985
  2. #85e999
  3. #9985e9

Tetradic

  1. #e99985
  2. #d5e985
  3. #85d5e9
  4. #9985e9

Square

  1. #e99985
  2. #a3e985
  3. #85d5e9
  4. #cb85e9

Monochromatic

  1. #b43e21
  2. #dd6344
  3. #e99985
  4. #f5cfc6
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e99985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99985
  2. #d28a78
  3. #ba7a6a
  4. #a36b5d
  5. #8c5c50
  6. #754d43
  7. #5d3d35
  8. #462e28
  9. #2f1f1b
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99985
  2. #eba391
  3. #edad9d
  4. #f0b8aa
  5. #f2c2b6
  6. #f4ccc2
  7. #f6d6ce
  8. #f8e0da
  9. #fbebe7
  10. #fdf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99985
  2. #df9785
  3. #d49484
  4. #ca9284
  5. #bf8f83
  6. #b58d83
  7. #aa8a82
  8. #a08882
  9. #958581
  10. #8b8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb384 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79f84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1aa84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3928e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99985 {
  color: #e99985;
}
Background
.bg-e99985 {
  background-color: #e99985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99985 {
  border: 2px solid #e99985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 153 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 69% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99985, #e9cb85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 153 133 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 2.78 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.94 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.30 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.39 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.52 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.97 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.38 #16667a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e99985  rgb(233, 153, 133)  hsl(12, 69%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#85d5e9  rgb(133, 213, 233)  hsl(192, 69%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#85e999  rgb(133, 233, 153)  hsl(132, 69%, 72%)  Light Green
#9985e9  rgb(153, 133, 233)  hsl(252, 69%, 72%)  Medium Purple