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#DBB89D

#dbb89d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbb89d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 72.16% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 28.31% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 26.13°, with 46.27% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.5178

Complementary

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #9dc0db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #9ddbd7
  3. #9da1db

Analogous

  1. #db9da1
  2. #dbb89d
  3. #dbd79d

Triadic

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #9ddbb8
  3. #b89ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #c0db9d
  3. #9dc0db
  4. #b89ddb

Square

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #a1db9d
  3. #9dc0db
  4. #d79ddb

Monochromatic

  1. #a3693c
  2. #c68f65
  3. #dbb89d
  4. #f0e1d5
  5. #faf4f0

Shades

#dbb89d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #c5a68d
  3. #af937e
  4. #99816e
  5. #836e5e
  6. #6e5c4f
  7. #584a3f
  8. #42372f
  9. #2c251f
  10. #161210
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb89d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #dfbfa7
  3. #e2c6b1
  4. #e6cdba
  5. #e9d4c4
  6. #eddcce
  7. #f1e3d8
  8. #f4eae2
  9. #f8f1eb
  10. #fbf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb89d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb89d
  2. #d2b29a
  3. #c9ad97
  4. #c0a794
  5. #b7a291
  6. #ae9c8f
  7. #a4968c
  8. #9b9189
  9. #928b86
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbcb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ba9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc29d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6b1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdb99c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1be9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb89d {
  color: #dbb89d;
}
Background
.bg-dbb89d {
  background-color: #dbb89d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb89d {
  border: 2px solid #dbb89d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb89d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 184 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 46% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb89d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb89d, #dbd79d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb89d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 184 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.34 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.37 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.41 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.74 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.52 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.64 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.62 #244762 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dbb89d  rgb(219, 184, 157)  hsl(26, 46%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#9dc0db  rgb(157, 192, 219)  hsl(206, 46%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ddbb8  rgb(157, 219, 184)  hsl(146, 46%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#b89ddb  rgb(184, 157, 219)  hsl(266, 46%, 74%)  Wisteria