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#DDBDA1

#ddbda1 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ddbda1 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 74.12% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 27.15% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 28°, with 46.88% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.5434

Complementary

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #a1c1dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #a1dddb
  3. #a1a3dd

Analogous

  1. #dda1a3
  2. #ddbda1
  3. #dddba1

Triadic

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #a1ddbd
  3. #bda1dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #c1dda1
  3. #a1c1dd
  4. #bda1dd

Square

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #a3dda1
  3. #a1c1dd
  4. #dba1dd

Monochromatic

  1. #a86f3d
  2. #c99669
  3. #ddbda1
  4. #f1e4d9
  5. #faf4f0

Shades

#ddbda1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #c7aa91
  3. #b19781
  4. #9b8471
  5. #857161
  6. #6f5f51
  7. #584c40
  8. #423930
  9. #2c2620
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbda1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #e0c4aa
  3. #e4cab4
  4. #e7d1bd
  5. #ebd7c7
  6. #eeded0
  7. #f1e5d9
  8. #f5ebe3
  9. #f8f2ec
  10. #fcf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbda1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbda1
  2. #d4b79e
  3. #cab19a
  4. #c1ab97
  5. #b8a594
  6. #af9f91
  7. #a5988d
  8. #9c928a
  9. #938c87
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bf9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc6a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8b6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c2a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b9ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbda1 {
  color: #ddbda1;
}
Background
.bg-ddbda1 {
  background-color: #ddbda1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbda1 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbda1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbda1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 47% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbda1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbda1, #dddba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbda1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 161 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.71 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.20 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.99 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.14 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.25 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.60 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.83 #22425e Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ddbda1  rgb(221, 189, 161)  hsl(28, 47%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#a1c1dd  rgb(161, 193, 221)  hsl(208, 47%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a1ddbd  rgb(161, 221, 189)  hsl(148, 47%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bda1dd  rgb(189, 161, 221)  hsl(268, 47%, 75%)  Wisteria