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#CE9986

#ce9986 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ce9986 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 60% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 34.95% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 15.83°, with 42.35% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3763

Complementary

  1. #ce9986
  2. #86bbce

Split complementary

  1. #ce9986
  2. #86cebd
  3. #8697ce

Analogous

  1. #ce8697
  2. #ce9986
  3. #cebd86

Triadic

  1. #ce9986
  2. #86ce99
  3. #9986ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce9986
  2. #bbce86
  3. #86bbce
  4. #9986ce

Square

  1. #ce9986
  2. #97ce86
  3. #86bbce
  4. #bd86ce

Monochromatic

  1. #854b36
  2. #b86b50
  3. #ce9986
  4. #e4c7bc
  5. #f9f3f0

Shades

#ce9986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce9986
  2. #b98a79
  3. #a57a6b
  4. #906b5e
  5. #7c5c50
  6. #674d43
  7. #523d36
  8. #3e2e28
  9. #291f1b
  10. #150f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce9986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce9986
  2. #d3a392
  3. #d8ad9e
  4. #ddb8aa
  5. #e2c2b6
  6. #e7ccc3
  7. #ebd6cf
  8. #f0e0db
  9. #f5ebe7
  10. #faf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce9986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce9986
  2. #c69785
  3. #be9485
  4. #b79284
  5. #af8f84
  6. #a78d83
  7. #9f8a82
  8. #978882
  9. #908581
  10. #888381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a986 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79c85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea386 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6948f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce9986 {
  color: #ce9986;
}
Background
.bg-ce9986 {
  background-color: #ce9986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce9986 {
  border: 2px solid #ce9986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce9986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 42% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce9986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce9986, #cebd86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce9986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 134 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.33 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.17 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.48 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.51 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.39 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.80 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 10.01 #316679 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ce9986  rgb(206, 153, 134)  hsl(16, 42%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#86bbce  rgb(134, 187, 206)  hsl(196, 42%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#86ce99  rgb(134, 206, 153)  hsl(136, 42%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9986ce  rgb(153, 134, 206)  hsl(256, 42%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty