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#DEBE9F

#debe9f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#debe9f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 74.51% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 28.38% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 29.52°, with 48.84% saturation and 74.71% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.5486

Complementary

  1. #debe9f
  2. #9fbfde

Split complementary

  1. #debe9f
  2. #9fdede
  3. #9fa0de

Analogous

  1. #de9fa0
  2. #debe9f
  3. #dede9f

Triadic

  1. #debe9f
  2. #9fdebe
  3. #be9fde

Tetradic

  1. #debe9f
  2. #bfde9f
  3. #9fbfde
  4. #be9fde

Square

  1. #debe9f
  2. #a0de9f
  3. #9fbfde
  4. #de9fde

Monochromatic

  1. #aa713a
  2. #ca9766
  3. #debe9f
  4. #f2e5d8
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#debe9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debe9f
  2. #c8ab8f
  3. #b2987f
  4. #9b856f
  5. #85725f
  6. #6f5f50
  7. #594c40
  8. #433930
  9. #2c2620
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#debe9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debe9f
  2. #e1c5a9
  3. #e5cbb2
  4. #e8d2bc
  5. #ebd8c5
  6. #efdfcf
  7. #f2e5d9
  8. #f5ece2
  9. #f8f2ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debe9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debe9f
  2. #d5b89c
  3. #cbb299
  4. #c2ab96
  5. #b8a593
  6. #af9f90
  7. #a6998c
  8. #9c9389
  9. #938c86
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c6a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9b7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bf9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c39f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5baad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debe9f {
  color: #debe9f;
}
Background
.bg-debe9f {
  background-color: #debe9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debe9f {
  border: 2px solid #debe9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debe9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 190 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 49% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debe9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debe9f, #dede9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debe9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 190 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.21 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.25 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.48 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.90 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.98 #214160 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#debe9f  rgb(222, 190, 159)  hsl(30, 49%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9fbfde  rgb(159, 191, 222)  hsl(210, 49%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fdebe  rgb(159, 222, 190)  hsl(150, 49%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#be9fde  rgb(190, 159, 222)  hsl(270, 49%, 75%)  Wisteria