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#EE8A6C

#ee8a6c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee8a6c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 54.12% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 54.62% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 13.85°, with 79.27% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3744

Complementary

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #6cd0ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #6ceecb
  3. #6c8fee

Analogous

  1. #ee6c8f
  2. #ee8a6c
  3. #eecb6c

Triadic

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #6cee8a
  3. #8a6cee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #d0ee6c
  3. #6cd0ee
  4. #8a6cee

Square

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #8fee6c
  3. #6cd0ee
  4. #cb6cee

Monochromatic

  1. #ad3714
  2. #e65327
  3. #ee8a6c
  4. #f6c1b1
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ee8a6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #d67c61
  3. #be6e56
  4. #a7614c
  5. #8f5341
  6. #774536
  7. #5f372b
  8. #472920
  9. #301c16
  10. #180e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8a6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #f0967b
  3. #f1a189
  4. #f3ad98
  5. #f5b9a7
  6. #f7c5b6
  7. #f8d0c4
  8. #fadcd3
  9. #fce8e2
  10. #fdf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8a6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8a6c
  2. #e3896e
  3. #d88870
  4. #cd8772
  5. #c28674
  6. #b78576
  7. #ac8478
  8. #a1837a
  9. #96827c
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6926a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a06b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa807a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8a6c {
  color: #ee8a6c;
}
Background
.bg-ee8a6c {
  background-color: #ee8a6c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8a6c {
  border: 2px solid #ee8a6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8a6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 138 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 79% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8a6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8a6c, #eecb6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8a6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 138 108 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.46 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.47 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.57 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.97 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.08 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.18 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.45 #117593 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ee8a6c  rgb(238, 138, 108)  hsl(14, 79%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#6cd0ee  rgb(108, 208, 238)  hsl(194, 79%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#6cee8a  rgb(108, 238, 138)  hsl(134, 79%, 68%)  Light Green
#8a6cee  rgb(138, 108, 238)  hsl(254, 79%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue