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#EB856B

#eb856b ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb856b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 52.16% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.4% magenta, 54.47% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 12.19°, with 76.19% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #eb856b
  2. #6bd1eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb856b
  2. #6bebc5
  3. #6b91eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6b91
  2. #eb856b
  3. #ebc56b

Triadic

  1. #eb856b
  2. #6beb85
  3. #856beb

Tetradic

  1. #eb856b
  2. #d1eb6b
  3. #6bd1eb
  4. #856beb

Square

  1. #eb856b
  2. #91eb6b
  3. #6bd1eb
  4. #c56beb

Monochromatic

  1. #a73417
  2. #e24d28
  3. #eb856b
  4. #f4bdae
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#eb856b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb856b
  2. #d47860
  3. #bc6a56
  4. #a55d4b
  5. #8d5040
  6. #764336
  7. #5e352b
  8. #472820
  9. #2f1b15
  10. #180d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb856b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb856b
  2. #ed917a
  3. #ef9d89
  4. #f1aa97
  5. #f3b6a6
  6. #f5c2b5
  7. #f7cec4
  8. #f9dad3
  9. #fbe7e1
  10. #fdf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb856b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb856b
  2. #e0856d
  3. #d6846f
  4. #cb8471
  5. #c08373
  6. #b68376
  7. #ab8278
  8. #a0827a
  9. #95817c
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3968e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9469 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a96a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff747f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c28e6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9c6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f77b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb856b {
  color: #eb856b;
}
Background
.bg-eb856b {
  background-color: #eb856b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb856b {
  border: 2px solid #eb856b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb856b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 133 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 76% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb856b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb856b, #ebc56b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb856b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 133 107 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.63 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.77 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.91 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.93 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.12 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.24 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.05 #147a94 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#eb856b  rgb(235, 133, 107)  hsl(12, 76%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#6bd1eb  rgb(107, 209, 235)  hsl(192, 76%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#6beb85  rgb(107, 235, 133)  hsl(132, 76%, 67%)  Light Green
#856beb  rgb(133, 107, 235)  hsl(252, 76%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue