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#EF997F

#ef997f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef997f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.98% magenta, 46.86% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 13.93°, with 77.78% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4267

Complementary

  1. #ef997f
  2. #7fd5ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef997f
  2. #7fefd1
  3. #7f9def

Analogous

  1. #ef7f9d
  2. #ef997f
  3. #efd17f

Triadic

  1. #ef997f
  2. #7fef99
  3. #997fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef997f
  2. #d5ef7f
  3. #7fd5ef
  4. #997fef

Square

  1. #ef997f
  2. #9def7f
  3. #7fd5ef
  4. #d17fef

Monochromatic

  1. #bd3e18
  2. #e6633b
  3. #ef997f
  4. #f7cfc3
  5. #fdf1ed

Shades

#ef997f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef997f
  2. #d78a72
  3. #bf7a66
  4. #a76b59
  5. #8f5c4c
  6. #784d40
  7. #603d33
  8. #482e26
  9. #301f19
  10. #180f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef997f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef997f
  2. #f1a38c
  3. #f2ad99
  4. #f4b8a5
  5. #f5c2b2
  6. #f7ccbf
  7. #f9d6cc
  8. #fae0d9
  9. #fcebe5
  10. #fdf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef997f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef997f
  2. #e4977f
  3. #d9947f
  4. #ce927f
  5. #c38f7f
  6. #b88d80
  7. #ac8a80
  8. #a18880
  9. #968580
  10. #8b8380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca69e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea47d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b67e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba07e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ab7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa918b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef997f {
  color: #ef997f;
}
Background
.bg-ef997f {
  background-color: #ef997f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef997f {
  border: 2px solid #ef997f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef997f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 153 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 78% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef997f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef997f, #efd17f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef997f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 153 127 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.47 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.31 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.31 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.60 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.51 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.95 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.46 #106680 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ef997f  rgb(239, 153, 127)  hsl(14, 78%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#7fd5ef  rgb(127, 213, 239)  hsl(194, 78%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#7fef99  rgb(127, 239, 153)  hsl(134, 78%, 72%)  Light Green
#997fef  rgb(153, 127, 239)  hsl(254, 78%, 72%)  Medium Purple