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#DC8564

#dc8564 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc8564 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.55% magenta, 54.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 16.5°, with 63.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3291

Complementary

  1. #dc8564
  2. #64bbdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8564
  2. #64dcc1
  3. #647fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc647f
  2. #dc8564
  3. #dcc164

Triadic

  1. #dc8564
  2. #64dc85
  3. #8564dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8564
  2. #bbdc64
  3. #64bbdc
  4. #8564dc

Square

  1. #dc8564
  2. #7fdc64
  3. #64bbdc
  4. #c164dc

Monochromatic

  1. #883c1f
  2. #c7572d
  3. #dc8564
  4. #eab6a2
  5. #f8e7e1

Shades

#dc8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8564
  2. #c6785a
  3. #b06a50
  4. #9a5d46
  5. #84503c
  6. #6e4332
  7. #583528
  8. #42281e
  9. #2c1b14
  10. #160d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8564
  2. #e09174
  3. #e39d83
  4. #e7aa93
  5. #eab6a2
  6. #eec2b2
  7. #f1cec1
  8. #f5dad1
  9. #f8e7e0
  10. #fcf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8564
  2. #d38567
  3. #ca846a
  4. #c0846c
  5. #b7836f
  6. #ae8372
  7. #a58275
  8. #9c8278
  9. #92817a
  10. #89817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b99389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9061 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a363 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee767d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b98c62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c39863 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e77c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8564 {
  color: #dc8564;
}
Background
.bg-dc8564 {
  background-color: #dc8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8564 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 63% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8564, #dcc164);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.99 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.15 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.92 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.20 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.81 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.34 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 8.35 #237a9b Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc8564  rgb(220, 133, 100)  hsl(17, 63%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#64bbdc  rgb(100, 187, 220)  hsl(197, 63%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#64dc85  rgb(100, 220, 133)  hsl(137, 63%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#8564dc  rgb(133, 100, 220)  hsl(257, 63%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue