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#DBC7AE

#dbc7ae ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbc7ae is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.13% magenta, 20.55% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 33.33°, with 38.46% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 6.2.

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Relative luminance0.5896

Complementary

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #aec2db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #aed9db
  3. #b1aedb

Analogous

  1. #dbb1ae
  2. #dbc7ae
  3. #d9dbae

Triadic

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #aedbc7
  3. #c7aedb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #c2dbae
  3. #aec2db
  4. #c7aedb

Square

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #aedbb1
  3. #aec2db
  4. #dbaed9

Monochromatic

  1. #a67d4a
  2. #c3a279
  3. #dbc7ae
  4. #f3ece3
  5. #f9f5f1

Shades

#dbc7ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #c5b39d
  3. #af9f8b
  4. #998b7a
  5. #837768
  6. #6e6457
  7. #585046
  8. #423c34
  9. #2c2823
  10. #161411
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc7ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #dfcdb6
  3. #e2d2be
  4. #e6d8c6
  5. #e9ddce
  6. #ede3d7
  7. #f1e9df
  8. #f4eee7
  9. #f8f4ef
  10. #fbf9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc7ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc7ae
  2. #d2c0a9
  3. #c9b9a5
  4. #c0b2a0
  5. #b7ab9c
  6. #aea497
  7. #a49c92
  8. #9b958e
  9. #928e89
  10. #898785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc7ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4ccaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3c2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c7ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7caae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0c4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc7ae {
  color: #dbc7ae;
}
Background
.bg-dbc7ae {
  background-color: #dbc7ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc7ae {
  border: 2px solid #dbc7ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc7ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 199 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 38% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc7ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc7ae, #d9dbae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc7ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 199 174 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 6.20 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.30 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.73 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.03 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 7.37 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 7.40 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.53 #243851 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dbc7ae  rgb(219, 199, 174)  hsl(33, 38%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#aec2db  rgb(174, 194, 219)  hsl(213, 38%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#aedbc7  rgb(174, 219, 199)  hsl(153, 38%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c7aedb  rgb(199, 174, 219)  hsl(273, 38%, 77%)  Wisteria