DA9986

#DA9986 closest to Shrimp

#DA9986 is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Shrimp. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 60.0% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(218, 153, 134)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 53% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 15% black. #DA9986 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.88:1.

#DA9986 color conversion

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Variations of #DA9986

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DA9986 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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#DA9986 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DA9986 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8AE85
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A185
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8A085
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8AE85
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2A785
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E98F94
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0958D
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7A5A1

#DA9986 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.36:1 Very poor#DA9986 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.88:1 Very good#DA9986 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DA9986 in CSS

/* Shrimp */
.color { color: #DA9986; }
.background { background-color: #DA9986; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DA9986; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 153 134);
color: hsl(14 53% 69%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.083 37.0);

#DA9986 FAQ

What color is #DA9986?

#DA9986 is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Shrimp. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DA9986?

#DA9986 is rgb(218, 153, 134) in RGB, hsl(14, 53%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DA9986?

The complementary color of #DA9986 is #86C7DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DA9986?

Black text has the best contrast on #DA9986: 8.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DA9986 a warm or cool color?

#DA9986 is a warm color.