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#DCBDA1

#dcbda1 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcbda1 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.12% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.09% magenta, 26.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 28.47°, with 45.74% saturation and 74.71% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.5418

Complementary

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #a1c0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #a1dcdb
  3. #a1a3dc

Analogous

  1. #dca1a3
  2. #dcbda1
  3. #dcdba1

Triadic

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #a1dcbd
  3. #bda1dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #c0dca1
  3. #a1c0dc
  4. #bda1dc

Square

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #a3dca1
  3. #a1c0dc
  4. #dba1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a66f3e
  2. #c79669
  3. #dcbda1
  4. #f1e4d9
  5. #f9f5f0

Shades

#dcbda1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #c6aa91
  3. #b09781
  4. #9a8471
  5. #847161
  6. #6e5f51
  7. #584c40
  8. #423930
  9. #2c2620
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbda1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #e0c4aa
  3. #e3cab4
  4. #e7d1bd
  5. #ead7c7
  6. #eeded0
  7. #f1e5d9
  8. #f5ebe3
  9. #f8f2ec
  10. #fcf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbda1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbda1
  2. #d3b79e
  3. #cab19a
  4. #c0ab97
  5. #b7a594
  6. #ae9f91
  7. #a5988d
  8. #9c928a
  9. #928c87
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec5a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7b6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c2a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b9ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbda1 {
  color: #dcbda1;
}
Background
.bg-dcbda1 {
  background-color: #dcbda1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbda1 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbda1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbda1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 46% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbda1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbda1, #dcdba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbda1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 161 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.94 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.00 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.08 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.31 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.53 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.73 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.08 #23425e Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dcbda1  rgb(220, 189, 161)  hsl(28, 46%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#a1c0dc  rgb(161, 192, 220)  hsl(208, 46%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a1dcbd  rgb(161, 220, 189)  hsl(148, 46%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bda1dc  rgb(189, 161, 220)  hsl(268, 46%, 75%)  Wisteria