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#DCBCA4

#dcbca4 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcbca4 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.73% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 25.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 44.44% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.5386

Complementary

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #a4c4dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #a4dcd8
  3. #a4a8dc

Analogous

  1. #dca4a8
  2. #dcbca4
  3. #dcd8a4

Triadic

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #a4dcbc
  3. #bca4dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #c4dca4
  3. #a4c4dc
  4. #bca4dc

Square

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #a8dca4
  3. #a4c4dc
  4. #d8a4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a76c40
  2. #c7936d
  3. #dcbca4
  4. #f1e5db
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#dcbca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #c6a994
  3. #b09683
  4. #9a8473
  5. #847162
  6. #6e5e52
  7. #584b42
  8. #423831
  9. #2c2621
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #e0c3ad
  3. #e3c9b6
  4. #e7d0bf
  5. #ead7c8
  6. #eeded2
  7. #f1e4db
  8. #f5ebe4
  9. #f8f2ed
  10. #fcf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbca4
  2. #d3b6a0
  3. #cab09d
  4. #c0aa99
  5. #b7a496
  6. #ae9e92
  7. #a5988e
  8. #9c928b
  9. #928c87
  10. #898684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc0b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc5a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6b6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbda3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c1a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b8af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbca4 {
  color: #dcbca4;
}
Background
.bg-dcbca4 {
  background-color: #dcbca4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbca4 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbca4, #dcd8a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 164 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.58 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.81 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.16 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.52 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.73 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.56 #23435b Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dcbca4  rgb(220, 188, 164)  hsl(26, 44%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#a4c4dc  rgb(164, 196, 220)  hsl(206, 44%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a4dcbc  rgb(164, 220, 188)  hsl(146, 44%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bca4dc  rgb(188, 164, 220)  hsl(266, 44%, 75%)  Wisteria