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#d08064

a balanced, vivid orange · warm · closest name: Dark Salmon

RGB
208, 128, 100
HSL
16°, 54%, 60%
CMYK
0, 39, 52, 18
Luminance
0.2977

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d08064 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d08064
Hue
16°
orange
Saturation
54%
vivid
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2977
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
8/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
6.95:1
Closest name
Dark Salmon
ΔE2000 6.9
Where it sits
Hue16° of 360°
Saturation54%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool8% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d08064
RGBrgb(208, 128, 100)
HSLhsl(16, 54%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 52%, 18%)
LABlab(61.5 28.0 28.2)
LCHlch(61.5 39.8 45.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.678 0.107 40.0)
Decimal13664356
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.502 0.392)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d08064;
background-color: #d08064;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d08064] bg-[#d08064]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d08064;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.502, blue: 0.392)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d08064")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD08064)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(100, 128, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d08064 · 6.95:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.02:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d08064 as text scores 3.02:1 on white and 6.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d08064 on white: 3.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d08064 on black: 6.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #948A62
deuteranopia · #A79B63
tritanopia · #E17379

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d08064 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF6F4
#F6EDE9
#EDD6CE
#E5B8A9
#D8957E
#d08064
#BC5B39
#9D4C2F
#7D3D26
#5B2F1F
#391D13
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FBF6F4Darkest = 950 · #391D13
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF6F4;
  --brand-100: #F6EDE9;
  --brand-200: #EDD6CE;
  --brand-300: #E5B8A9;
  --brand-400: #D8957E;
  --brand-500: #d08064;
  --brand-600: #BC5B39;
  --brand-700: #9D4C2F;
  --brand-800: #7D3D26;
  --brand-900: #5B2F1F;
  --brand-950: #391D13;
  --brand: #d08064;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d08064

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#ECCCC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B5F4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2BA0A1
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#622F1E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9EFEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241814
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d08064

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#64B4D0
Analogous left#D0647E
Analogous right#D0B664
Split-complement 1#64D0B6
Split-complement 2#647ED0
Triadic 1#64D080
Triadic 2#8064D0
Tetradic#7ED064

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green50.2%
Blue39.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta38.5%
Yellow51.9%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#d08064 text on a black background

contrast 6.95:1

Card sample

#d08064 text on a white background

contrast 3.02:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d08064;
Background color
Panel with #d08064 background
background-color: #d08064;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d08064;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 128, 100, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 128, 100, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d08064;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d08064, #D0C864);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d08064

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d08064 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d08064, answered

What color is #d08064?

#d08064 is a balanced vivid orange, closest to Dark Salmon (ΔE2000 6.9). It sits at 16° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d08064?

rgb(208, 128, 100) — 208 red, 128 green and 100 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 50.2% / 39.2% by channel.

Is #d08064 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2977 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d08064?

Black. It scores 6.95:1 against #d08064, versus 3.02:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d08064?

#64B4D0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #64D0B6 and #647ED0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d08064?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #ECCCC0 for borders, #9B5F4B for secondary text, #2BA0A1 as an accent and #622F1E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D0647E and #D0B664 stays calm, while #64B4D0 is the loudest partner.

What is #d08064 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 39%, 52%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d08064 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 8 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D08C64; nudged cooler, #D2626E.

Work with #d08064 in the Color Lab