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#EF9477

#ef9477 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef9477 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 58.04% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.08% magenta, 50.21% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 14.5°, with 78.95% saturation and 70.2% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4086

Complementary

  1. #ef9477
  2. #77d2ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef9477
  2. #77efd0
  3. #7796ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7796
  2. #ef9477
  3. #efd077

Triadic

  1. #ef9477
  2. #77ef94
  3. #9477ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef9477
  2. #d2ef77
  3. #77d2ef
  4. #9477ef

Square

  1. #ef9477
  2. #96ef77
  3. #77d2ef
  4. #d077ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b73d16
  2. #e75e33
  3. #ef9477
  4. #f7cabb
  5. #fdf1ed

Shades

#ef9477 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef9477
  2. #d7856b
  3. #bf765f
  4. #a76853
  5. #8f5947
  6. #784a3c
  7. #603b30
  8. #482c24
  9. #301e18
  10. #180f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef9477 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef9477
  2. #f19f85
  3. #f2a992
  4. #f4b4a0
  5. #f5bfad
  6. #f7cabb
  7. #f9d4c9
  8. #fadfd6
  9. #fceae4
  10. #fdf4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef9477 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef9477
  2. #e49278
  3. #d99079
  4. #ce8e7a
  5. #c38c7b
  6. #b88a7c
  7. #ac887c
  8. #a1867d
  9. #96847e
  10. #8b827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba075 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b376 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff858d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9b76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a776 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb8b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef9477 {
  color: #ef9477;
}
Background
.bg-ef9477 {
  background-color: #ef9477;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef9477 {
  border: 2px solid #ef9477;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef9477;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 148 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 79% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef9477 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef9477, #efd077);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef9477 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 148 119 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.38 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.28 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.30 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.07 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.18 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.03 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.75 #106b88 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ef9477  rgb(239, 148, 119)  hsl(15, 79%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#77d2ef  rgb(119, 210, 239)  hsl(195, 79%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#77ef94  rgb(119, 239, 148)  hsl(135, 79%, 70%)  Light Green
#9477ef  rgb(148, 119, 239)  hsl(255, 79%, 70%)  Medium Purple