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#EC8D65

#ec8d65 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8d65 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 55.29% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 57.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 17.78°, with 78.03% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3782

Complementary

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #65c4ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #65ecd1
  3. #6581ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6581
  2. #ec8d65
  3. #ecd165

Triadic

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #65ec8d
  3. #8d65ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #c4ec65
  3. #65c4ec
  4. #8d65ec

Square

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #81ec65
  3. #65c4ec
  4. #d165ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a43f14
  2. #e45b21
  3. #ec8d65
  4. #f4bfa9
  5. #fdf2ed

Shades

#ec8d65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #d47f5b
  3. #bd7151
  4. #a56347
  5. #8e553d
  6. #764733
  7. #5e3828
  8. #472a1e
  9. #2f1c14
  10. #180e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8d65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #ee9874
  3. #f0a484
  4. #f2af93
  5. #f4bba3
  6. #f6c6b2
  7. #f7d1c1
  8. #f9ddd1
  9. #fbe8e0
  10. #fdf4f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8d65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8d65
  2. #e18c68
  3. #d68a6a
  4. #cc896d
  5. #c18870
  6. #b68773
  7. #ab8575
  8. #a08478
  9. #96837b
  10. #8b817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69c90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69961 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdad64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69463 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1a164 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8d65 {
  color: #ec8d65;
}
Background
.bg-ec8d65 {
  background-color: #ec8d65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8d65 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8d65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8d65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 141 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8d65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8d65, #ecd165);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8d65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 141 101 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.08 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.95 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.26 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.95 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.96 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.48 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.58 #13729a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ec8d65  rgb(236, 141, 101)  hsl(18, 78%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#65c4ec  rgb(101, 196, 236)  hsl(198, 78%, 66%)  Baby Blue
#65ec8d  rgb(101, 236, 141)  hsl(138, 78%, 66%)  Light Green
#8d65ec  rgb(141, 101, 236)  hsl(258, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue