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#DABA9E

#daba9e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#daba9e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 72.94% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.68% magenta, 27.52% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 28°, with 44.78% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.5249

Complementary

  1. #daba9e
  2. #9ebeda

Split complementary

  1. #daba9e
  2. #9edad8
  3. #9ea0da

Analogous

  1. #da9ea0
  2. #daba9e
  3. #dad89e

Triadic

  1. #daba9e
  2. #9edaba
  3. #ba9eda

Tetradic

  1. #daba9e
  2. #beda9e
  3. #9ebeda
  4. #ba9eda

Square

  1. #daba9e
  2. #a0da9e
  3. #9ebeda
  4. #d89eda

Monochromatic

  1. #a16c3e
  2. #c59367
  3. #daba9e
  4. #efe1d5
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#daba9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daba9e
  2. #c4a78e
  3. #ae957e
  4. #99826f
  5. #83705f
  6. #6d5d4f
  7. #574a3f
  8. #41382f
  9. #2c2520
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#daba9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daba9e
  2. #dec1a8
  3. #e1c8b1
  4. #e5cfbb
  5. #e9d6c5
  6. #edddcf
  7. #f0e3d8
  8. #f4eae2
  9. #f8f1ec
  10. #fbf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daba9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daba9e
  2. #d1b49b
  3. #c8ae98
  4. #bfa995
  5. #b6a392
  6. #ad9d8f
  7. #a4978c
  8. #9b9189
  9. #928c86
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbdb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bc9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc39e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5b3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbb9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bf9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1b6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daba9e {
  color: #daba9e;
}
Background
.bg-daba9e {
  background-color: #daba9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daba9e {
  border: 2px solid #daba9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daba9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 186 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daba9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daba9e, #dad89e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daba9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 186 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.39 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.85 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.02 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.27 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.42 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.84 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.30 #254561 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#daba9e  rgb(218, 186, 158)  hsl(28, 45%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#9ebeda  rgb(158, 190, 218)  hsl(208, 45%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#9edaba  rgb(158, 218, 186)  hsl(148, 45%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#ba9eda  rgb(186, 158, 218)  hsl(268, 45%, 74%)  Wisteria