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#CE9996 closest to Savoury Salmon

#CE9996 is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Savoury Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 60.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(206, 153, 150)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 36% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black. #CE9996 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.62:1.

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Variations of #CE9996

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CE9996 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CE9996 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CE9996 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFAA95
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A096
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B09F95
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFAA95
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9A495
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D99398
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D39797
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1A3A2

#CE9996 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#CE9996 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.62:1 Very good#CE9996 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CE9996 in CSS

/* Savoury Salmon */
.color { color: #CE9996; }
.background { background-color: #CE9996; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CE9996; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 153 150);
color: hsl(3 36% 70%);
color: oklch(0.732 0.064 22.4);

#CE9996 FAQ

What color is #CE9996?

#CE9996 is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CE9996?

#CE9996 is rgb(206, 153, 150) in RGB, hsl(3, 36%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CE9996?

The complementary color of #CE9996 is #96CBCE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CE9996?

Black text has the best contrast on #CE9996: 8.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CE9996 a warm or cool color?

#CE9996 is a warm color.