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#EF9970

#ef9970 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef9970 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 60% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.98% magenta, 53.14% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 19.37°, with 79.87% saturation and 68.82% 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 Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #ef9970
  2. #70c6ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef9970
  2. #70efd8
  3. #7086ef

Analogous

  1. #ef7086
  2. #ef9970
  3. #efd870

Triadic

  1. #ef9970
  2. #70ef99
  3. #9970ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef9970
  2. #c6ef70
  3. #70c6ef
  4. #9970ef

Square

  1. #ef9970
  2. #86ef70
  3. #70c6ef
  4. #d870ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b24714
  2. #e7682b
  3. #ef9970
  4. #f7cab5
  5. #fdf2ed

Shades

#ef9970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef9970
  2. #d78a65
  3. #bf7a5a
  4. #a76b4e
  5. #8f5c43
  6. #784d38
  7. #603d2d
  8. #482e22
  9. #301f16
  10. #180f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef9970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef9970
  2. #f1a37e
  3. #f2ad8d
  4. #f4b89b
  5. #f5c2a9
  6. #f7ccb8
  7. #f9d6c6
  8. #fae0d4
  9. #fcebe2
  10. #fdf5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef9970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef9970
  2. #e49772
  3. #d99473
  4. #ce9275
  5. #c38f76
  6. #b88d78
  7. #ac8a7a
  8. #a1887b
  9. #96857d
  10. #8b837e
  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 #cba699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a36d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b56f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ab70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb9084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef9970 {
  color: #ef9970;
}
Background
.bg-ef9970 {
  background-color: #ef9970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef9970 {
  border: 2px solid #ef9970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef9970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 153 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef9970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef9970, #efd870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef9970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 153 112 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.39 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.99 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.42 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.95 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.01 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.33 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.41 #10668f Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ef9970  rgb(239, 153, 112)  hsl(19, 80%, 69%)  Light Salmon
#70c6ef  rgb(112, 198, 239)  hsl(199, 80%, 69%)  Baby Blue
#70ef99  rgb(112, 239, 153)  hsl(139, 80%, 69%)  Light Green
#9970ef  rgb(153, 112, 239)  hsl(259, 80%, 69%)  Medium Purple