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#DCC4A8

#dcc4a8 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcc4a8 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.86% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.91% magenta, 23.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 32.31°, with 42.62% saturation and 76.08% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.5752

Complementary

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #a8c0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #a8dadc
  3. #aaa8dc

Analogous

  1. #dcaaa8
  2. #dcc4a8
  3. #dadca8

Triadic

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #a8dcc4
  3. #c4a8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #c0dca8
  3. #a8c0dc
  4. #c4a8dc

Square

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #a8dcaa
  3. #a8c0dc
  4. #dca8da

Monochromatic

  1. #a87943
  2. #c69f71
  3. #dcc4a8
  4. #f2e9df
  5. #f9f5f0

Shades

#dcc4a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #c6b097
  3. #b09d86
  4. #9a8976
  5. #847665
  6. #6e6254
  7. #584e43
  8. #423b32
  9. #2c2722
  10. #161411
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc4a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #e0cab1
  3. #e3d0b9
  4. #e7d6c2
  5. #eadccb
  6. #eee2d4
  7. #f1e7dc
  8. #f5ede5
  9. #f8f3ee
  10. #fcf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc4a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc4a8
  2. #d3bda4
  3. #cab6a0
  4. #c0b09c
  5. #b7a998
  6. #aea294
  7. #a59b90
  8. #9c948c
  9. #928e88
  10. #898784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc4a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3caa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c4a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c8a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c0b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc4a8 {
  color: #dcc4a8;
}
Background
.bg-dcc4a8 {
  background-color: #dcc4a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc4a8 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc4a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc4a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 196 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc4a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc4a8, #dadca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc4a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 196 168 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.29 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.77 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.82 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.06 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.45 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 7.57 #233b57 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dcc4a8  rgb(220, 196, 168)  hsl(32, 43%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#a8c0dc  rgb(168, 192, 220)  hsl(212, 43%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#a8dcc4  rgb(168, 220, 196)  hsl(152, 43%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c4a8dc  rgb(196, 168, 220)  hsl(272, 43%, 76%)  Wisteria