#DB835F

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #DB835F

When working with digital screens, the color #DB835F is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darksalmon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(219, 131, 95).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 40% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB835F
RGB219, 131, 95
HSL17.4°, 63.3%, 61.6%
CMYK0%, 40%, 57%, 14%
HSV17.4°, 56.6%, 85.9%
LAB63.4, 30.4, 33.8
XYZ39.4, 32.1, 14.9
Decimal14386015

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.42:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB835F; }
.text-color { color: #DB835F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB835F; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
#E9967A