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#EF8A6F

#ef8a6f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef8a6f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 53.56% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 12.66°, with 80% saturation and 68.63% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #6fd4ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #6fefca
  3. #6f94ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6f94
  2. #ef8a6f
  3. #efca6f

Triadic

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #6fef8a
  3. #8a6fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #d4ef6f
  3. #6fd4ef
  4. #8a6fef

Square

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #94ef6f
  3. #6fd4ef
  4. #ca6fef

Monochromatic

  1. #b13514
  2. #e7522a
  3. #ef8a6f
  4. #f7c2b4
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ef8a6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #d77c64
  3. #bf6e59
  4. #a7614e
  5. #8f5343
  6. #784538
  7. #60372c
  8. #482921
  9. #301c16
  10. #180e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #f1967d
  3. #f2a18c
  4. #f4ad9a
  5. #f5b9a9
  6. #f7c5b7
  7. #f9d0c5
  8. #fadcd4
  9. #fce8e2
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a6f
  2. #e48971
  3. #d98872
  4. #ce8774
  5. #c38676
  6. #b88578
  7. #ac8479
  8. #a1837b
  9. #96827d
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c79b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3986d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6936e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a06e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb807c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a6f {
  color: #ef8a6f;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a6f {
  background-color: #ef8a6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a6f {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a6f, #efca6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 111 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.64 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.07 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.79 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.91 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.10 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.28 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.44 #107590 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ef8a6f  rgb(239, 138, 111)  hsl(13, 80%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#6fd4ef  rgb(111, 212, 239)  hsl(193, 80%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#6fef8a  rgb(111, 239, 138)  hsl(133, 80%, 69%)  Light Green
#8a6fef  rgb(138, 111, 239)  hsl(253, 80%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue