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#EF987D

#ef987d ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef987d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 59.61% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.4% magenta, 47.7% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 14.21°, with 78.08% saturation and 71.37% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.25.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4229

Complementary

  1. #ef987d
  2. #7dd4ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef987d
  2. #7defd1
  3. #7d9bef

Analogous

  1. #ef7d9b
  2. #ef987d
  3. #efd17d

Triadic

  1. #ef987d
  2. #7def98
  3. #987def

Tetradic

  1. #ef987d
  2. #d4ef7d
  3. #7dd4ef
  4. #987def

Square

  1. #ef987d
  2. #9bef7d
  3. #7dd4ef
  4. #d17def

Monochromatic

  1. #bc3e17
  2. #e76239
  3. #ef987d
  4. #f7cec1
  5. #fdf1ed

Shades

#ef987d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef987d
  2. #d78971
  3. #bf7a64
  4. #a76a58
  5. #8f5b4b
  6. #784c3f
  7. #603d32
  8. #482e26
  9. #301e19
  10. #180f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef987d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef987d
  2. #f1a28a
  3. #f2ad97
  4. #f4b7a4
  5. #f5c1b1
  6. #f7ccbe
  7. #f9d6cb
  8. #fae0d8
  9. #fceae5
  10. #fdf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef987d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef987d
  2. #e4967d
  3. #d9937e
  4. #ce917e
  5. #c38e7e
  6. #b88c7f
  7. #ac8a7f
  8. #a1877f
  9. #96857f
  10. #8b8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cba69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada37b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb9f7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6aa7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa9089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef987d {
  color: #ef987d;
}
Background
.bg-ef987d {
  background-color: #ef987d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef987d {
  border: 2px solid #ef987d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef987d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 152 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 78% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef987d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef987d, #efd17d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef987d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 152 125 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.25 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.54 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.16 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.57 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.14 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.99 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.14 #106782 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ef987d  rgb(239, 152, 125)  hsl(14, 78%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#7dd4ef  rgb(125, 212, 239)  hsl(194, 78%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#7def98  rgb(125, 239, 152)  hsl(134, 78%, 71%)  Light Green
#987def  rgb(152, 125, 239)  hsl(254, 78%, 71%)  Medium Purple