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#DEB89C

#deb89c ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#deb89c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 72.16% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.12% magenta, 29.73% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 25.45°, with 50% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.5221

Complementary

  1. #deb89c
  2. #9cc2de

Split complementary

  1. #deb89c
  2. #9cded9
  3. #9ca1de

Analogous

  1. #de9ca1
  2. #deb89c
  3. #ded99c

Triadic

  1. #deb89c
  2. #9cdeb8
  3. #b89cde

Tetradic

  1. #deb89c
  2. #c2de9c
  3. #9cc2de
  4. #b89cde

Square

  1. #deb89c
  2. #a1de9c
  3. #9cc2de
  4. #d99cde

Monochromatic

  1. #a96838
  2. #cb8f63
  3. #deb89c
  4. #f1e1d5
  5. #faf4f0

Shades

#deb89c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deb89c
  2. #c8a68c
  3. #b2937d
  4. #9b816d
  5. #856e5e
  6. #6f5c4e
  7. #594a3e
  8. #43372f
  9. #2c251f
  10. #161210
  11. #000000

Tints

#deb89c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deb89c
  2. #e1bfa6
  3. #e5c6b0
  4. #e8cdba
  5. #ebd4c4
  6. #efdcce
  7. #f2e3d7
  8. #f5eae1
  9. #f8f1eb
  10. #fcf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deb89c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deb89c
  2. #d5b299
  3. #cbad96
  4. #c2a794
  5. #b8a291
  6. #af9c8e
  7. #a6968b
  8. #9c9188
  9. #938b86
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbcb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ba9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc39c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb99b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4be9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deb89c {
  color: #deb89c;
}
Background
.bg-deb89c {
  background-color: #deb89c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deb89c {
  border: 2px solid #deb89c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deb89c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 184 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 50% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deb89c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deb89c, #ded99c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deb89c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 184 156 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.22 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.77 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.99 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.04 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.15 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.67 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.42 #214763 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#deb89c  rgb(222, 184, 156)  hsl(25, 50%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#9cc2de  rgb(156, 194, 222)  hsl(205, 50%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue
#9cdeb8  rgb(156, 222, 184)  hsl(145, 50%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#b89cde  rgb(184, 156, 222)  hsl(265, 50%, 74%)  Wisteria