#DB8A5F

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #DB8A5F

Visually, #DB8A5F is defined as a moderate orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darksalmon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 138 green, and 95 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 37% Magenta, 57% Yellow, and 14% Black. The HSL representation is 20.8° hue, 63.3% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB8A5F
RGB219, 138, 95
HSL20.8°, 63.3%, 61.6%
CMYK0%, 37%, 57%, 14%
HSV20.8°, 56.6%, 85.9%
LAB65.0, 26.6, 35.8
XYZ40.4, 34.1, 15.3
Decimal14387807

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB8A5F; }
.text-color { color: #DB8A5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB8A5F; }

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