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#DDBFA9

#ddbfa9 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ddbfa9 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 74.9% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 25.38°, with 43.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.555

Complementary

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #a9c7dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #a9ddd9
  3. #a9addd

Analogous

  1. #dda9ad
  2. #ddbfa9
  3. #ddd9a9

Triadic

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #a9ddbf
  3. #bfa9dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #c7dda9
  3. #a9c7dd
  4. #bfa9dd

Square

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #addda9
  3. #a9c7dd
  4. #d9a9dd

Monochromatic

  1. #aa6f43
  2. #c79672
  3. #ddbfa9
  4. #f3e8e0
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#ddbfa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #c7ac98
  3. #b19987
  4. #9b8676
  5. #857365
  6. #6f6055
  7. #584c44
  8. #423933
  9. #2c2622
  10. #161311
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbfa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #e0c5b2
  3. #e4ccba
  4. #e7d2c3
  5. #ebd9cb
  6. #eedfd4
  7. #f1e5dd
  8. #f5ece5
  9. #f8f2ee
  10. #fcf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbfa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbfa9
  2. #d4b9a5
  3. #cab2a1
  4. #c1ac9d
  5. #b8a699
  6. #afa095
  7. #a59990
  8. #9c938c
  9. #938d88
  10. #898684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c1a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc7a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c0a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c4a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3bcb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbfa9 {
  color: #ddbfa9;
}
Background
.bg-ddbfa9 {
  background-color: #ddbfa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbfa9 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbfa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbfa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbfa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbfa9, #ddd9a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbfa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 169 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.31 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.65 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.08 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.15 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.21 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.46 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 7.63 #224056 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ddbfa9  rgb(221, 191, 169)  hsl(25, 43%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#a9c7dd  rgb(169, 199, 221)  hsl(205, 43%, 76%)  Pale Aqua
#a9ddbf  rgb(169, 221, 191)  hsl(145, 43%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#bfa9dd  rgb(191, 169, 221)  hsl(265, 43%, 76%)  Wisteria