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#DCC7B3

#dcc7b3 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcc7b3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 78.04% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.55% magenta, 18.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 29.27°, with 36.94% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.5932

Complementary

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #b3c8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #b3dcdc
  3. #b3b4dc

Analogous

  1. #dcb3b4
  2. #dcc7b3
  3. #dcdcb3

Triadic

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #b3dcc7
  3. #c7b3dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #c8dcb3
  3. #b3c8dc
  4. #c7b3dc

Square

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #b4dcb3
  3. #b3c8dc
  4. #dcb3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a87a4e
  2. #c4a07f
  3. #dcc7b3
  4. #f4eee7
  5. #f9f5f1

Shades

#dcc7b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #c6b3a1
  3. #b09f8f
  4. #9a8b7d
  5. #84776b
  6. #6e645a
  7. #585048
  8. #423c36
  9. #2c2824
  10. #161412
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc7b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #e0cdbb
  3. #e3d2c2
  4. #e7d8ca
  5. #eaddd1
  6. #eee3d9
  7. #f1e9e1
  8. #f5eee8
  9. #f8f4f0
  10. #fcf9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc7b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc7b3
  2. #d3c0ae
  3. #cab9a9
  4. #c0b2a4
  5. #b7ab9f
  6. #aea49a
  7. #a59c94
  8. #9c958f
  9. #928e8a
  10. #898785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec8b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3ccb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4c2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c7b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc7b3 {
  color: #dcc7b3;
}
Background
.bg-dcc7b3 {
  background-color: #dcc7b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc7b3 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc7b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc7b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 199 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 37% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc7b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc7b3, #dcdcb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc7b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 199 179 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.17 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.54 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.47 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.54 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.66 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 7.72 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 7.81 #23384c Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dcc7b3  rgb(220, 199, 179)  hsl(29, 37%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#b3c8dc  rgb(179, 200, 220)  hsl(209, 37%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#b3dcc7  rgb(179, 220, 199)  hsl(149, 37%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c7b3dc  rgb(199, 179, 220)  hsl(269, 37%, 78%)  Thistle