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#E9A488

#e9a488 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9a488 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 64.31% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.61% magenta, 41.63% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 17.32°, with 68.79% saturation and 72.35% 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 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.4565

Complementary

  1. #e9a488
  2. #88cde9

Split complementary

  1. #e9a488
  2. #88e9d4
  3. #889ce9

Analogous

  1. #e9889c
  2. #e9a488
  3. #e9d488

Triadic

  1. #e9a488
  2. #88e9a4
  3. #a488e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9a488
  2. #cde988
  3. #88cde9
  4. #a488e9

Square

  1. #e9a488
  2. #9ce988
  3. #88cde9
  4. #d488e9

Monochromatic

  1. #b64d22
  2. #dd7347
  3. #e9a488
  4. #f5d5c9
  5. #fcf2ee

Shades

#e9a488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9a488
  2. #d2947a
  3. #ba836d
  4. #a3735f
  5. #8c6252
  6. #755244
  7. #5d4236
  8. #463129
  9. #2f211b
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9a488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9a488
  2. #ebad94
  3. #edb6a0
  4. #f0bfac
  5. #f2c8b8
  6. #f4d2c4
  7. #f6dbcf
  8. #f8e4db
  9. #fbede7
  10. #fdf6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9a488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9a488
  2. #dfa087
  3. #d49d86
  4. #ca9986
  5. #bf9685
  6. #b59284
  7. #aa8e83
  8. #a08b82
  9. #958782
  10. #8b8481
  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 #cbaea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ab86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9999d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39d95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9a488 {
  color: #e9a488;
}
Background
.bg-e9a488 {
  background-color: #e9a488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9a488 {
  border: 2px solid #e9a488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9a488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 164 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 69% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9a488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9a488, #e9d488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9a488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 164 136 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.95 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.95 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.24 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.57 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.97 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.45 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.63 #165b77 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e9a488  rgb(233, 164, 136)  hsl(17, 69%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#88cde9  rgb(136, 205, 233)  hsl(197, 69%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#88e9a4  rgb(136, 233, 164)  hsl(137, 69%, 72%)  Light Green
#a488e9  rgb(164, 136, 233)  hsl(257, 69%, 72%)  Floral Lavender