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#EB987C

#eb987c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eb987c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 59.61% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.32% magenta, 47.23% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 15.14°, with 73.51% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 0.56.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4157

Complementary

  1. #eb987c
  2. #7ccfeb

Split complementary

  1. #eb987c
  2. #7cebd0
  3. #7c97eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7c97
  2. #eb987c
  3. #ebd07c

Triadic

  1. #eb987c
  2. #7ceb98
  3. #987ceb

Tetradic

  1. #eb987c
  2. #cfeb7c
  3. #7ccfeb
  4. #987ceb

Square

  1. #eb987c
  2. #97eb7c
  3. #7ccfeb
  4. #d07ceb

Monochromatic

  1. #b3411b
  2. #e1643a
  3. #eb987c
  4. #f5ccbe
  5. #fcf1ed

Shades

#eb987c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb987c
  2. #d48970
  3. #bc7a63
  4. #a56a57
  5. #8d5b4a
  6. #764c3e
  7. #5e3d32
  8. #472e25
  9. #2f1e19
  10. #180f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb987c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb987c
  2. #eda289
  3. #efad96
  4. #f1b7a3
  5. #f3c1b0
  6. #f5ccbe
  7. #f7d6cb
  8. #f9e0d8
  9. #fbeae5
  10. #fdf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb987c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb987c
  2. #e0967c
  3. #d6937d
  4. #cb917d
  5. #c08e7e
  6. #b68c7e
  7. #ab8a7e
  8. #a0877f
  9. #95857f
  10. #8b8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a59b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada27a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b37b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99e7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a97c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f69089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb987c {
  color: #eb987c;
}
Background
.bg-eb987c {
  background-color: #eb987c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb987c {
  border: 2px solid #eb987c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb987c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 152 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 74% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb987c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb987c, #ebd07c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb987c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 152 124 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 0.56 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.30 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.34 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.24 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.27 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.29 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.64 #146783 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#eb987c  rgb(235, 152, 124)  hsl(15, 74%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#7ccfeb  rgb(124, 207, 235)  hsl(195, 74%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#7ceb98  rgb(124, 235, 152)  hsl(135, 74%, 70%)  Light Green
#987ceb  rgb(152, 124, 235)  hsl(255, 74%, 70%)  Medium Purple