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#EE8A67

#ee8a67 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee8a67 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 54.12% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.02% magenta, 56.72% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 15.56°, with 79.88% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3733

Complementary

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #67cbee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #67eece
  3. #6787ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6787
  2. #ee8a67
  3. #eece67

Triadic

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #67ee8a
  3. #8a67ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #cbee67
  3. #67cbee
  4. #8a67ee

Square

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #87ee67
  3. #67cbee
  4. #ce67ee

Monochromatic

  1. #a93a13
  2. #e65522
  3. #ee8a67
  4. #f6bfac
  5. #fdf1ed

Shades

#ee8a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #d67c5d
  3. #be6e52
  4. #a76148
  5. #8f533e
  6. #774534
  7. #5f3729
  8. #47291f
  9. #301c15
  10. #180e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #f09676
  3. #f1a185
  4. #f3ad95
  5. #f5b9a4
  6. #f7c5b3
  7. #f8d0c2
  8. #fadcd1
  9. #fce8e1
  10. #fdf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8a67
  2. #e3896a
  3. #d8886c
  4. #cd876f
  5. #c28671
  6. #b78574
  7. #ac8476
  8. #a18379
  9. #96827b
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49764 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcad66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa8078 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8a67 {
  color: #ee8a67;
}
Background
.bg-ee8a67 {
  background-color: #ee8a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8a67 {
  border: 2px solid #ee8a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 138 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8a67, #eece67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 138 103 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.80 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.57 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.40 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.71 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.77 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.92 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.05 #117598 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ee8a67  rgb(238, 138, 103)  hsl(16, 80%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#67cbee  rgb(103, 203, 238)  hsl(196, 80%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#67ee8a  rgb(103, 238, 138)  hsl(136, 80%, 67%)  Light Green
#8a67ee  rgb(138, 103, 238)  hsl(256, 80%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue