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#DDC7B4

#ddc7b4 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ddc7b4 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 78.04% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 18.55% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 27.8°, with 37.61% saturation and 78.63% 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 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.5951

Complementary

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #b4cadd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #b4dddb
  3. #b4b6dd

Analogous

  1. #ddb4b6
  2. #ddc7b4
  3. #dddbb4

Triadic

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #b4ddc7
  3. #c7b4dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #caddb4
  3. #b4cadd
  4. #c7b4dd

Square

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #b6ddb4
  3. #b4cadd
  4. #dbb4dd

Monochromatic

  1. #ab794d
  2. #c5a07f
  3. #ddc7b4
  4. #f5eee9
  5. #f9f5f1

Shades

#ddc7b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #c7b3a2
  3. #b19f90
  4. #9b8b7e
  5. #85776c
  6. #6f645a
  7. #585048
  8. #423c36
  9. #2c2824
  10. #161412
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc7b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #e0cdbc
  3. #e4d2c3
  4. #e7d8cb
  5. #ebddd2
  6. #eee3da
  7. #f1e9e1
  8. #f5eee9
  9. #f8f4f0
  10. #fcf9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc7b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc7b4
  2. #d4c0af
  3. #cab9aa
  4. #c1b2a4
  5. #b8ab9f
  6. #afa49a
  7. #a59c95
  8. #9c9590
  9. #938e8a
  10. #898785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec8b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3cdb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c8b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cab4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc7b4 {
  color: #ddc7b4;
}
Background
.bg-ddc7b4 {
  background-color: #ddc7b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc7b4 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc7b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc7b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 199 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 38% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc7b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc7b4, #dddbb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc7b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 199 180 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.77 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.88 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.93 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 7.24 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.37 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 7.56 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.58 #22384b Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ddc7b4  rgb(221, 199, 180)  hsl(28, 38%, 79%)  Desert Sand
#b4cadd  rgb(180, 202, 221)  hsl(208, 38%, 79%)  Pale Aqua
#b4ddc7  rgb(180, 221, 199)  hsl(148, 38%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#c7b4dd  rgb(199, 180, 221)  hsl(268, 38%, 79%)  Thistle