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#DEC4A3

#dec4a3 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dec4a3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.86% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 26.58% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 33.56°, with 47.2% saturation and 75.49% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.5765

Complementary

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #a3bdde

Split complementary

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #a3dade
  3. #a6a3de

Analogous

  1. #dea6a3
  2. #dec4a3
  3. #dadea3

Triadic

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #a3dec4
  3. #c4a3de

Tetradic

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #bddea3
  3. #a3bdde
  4. #c4a3de

Square

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #a3dea6
  3. #a3bdde
  4. #dea3da

Monochromatic

  1. #ab7a3d
  2. #caa06b
  3. #dec4a3
  4. #f2e8db
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#dec4a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #c8b093
  3. #b29d82
  4. #9b8972
  5. #857662
  6. #6f6252
  7. #594e41
  8. #433b31
  9. #2c2721
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec4a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #e1caac
  3. #e5d0b5
  4. #e8d6bf
  5. #ebdcc8
  6. #efe2d1
  7. #f2e7da
  8. #f5ede3
  9. #f8f3ed
  10. #fcf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec4a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec4a3
  2. #d5bda0
  3. #cbb69c
  4. #c2b099
  5. #b8a995
  6. #afa292
  7. #a69b8e
  8. #9c948b
  9. #938e87
  10. #898784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c6ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec4a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c8a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c0b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec4a3 {
  color: #dec4a3;
}
Background
.bg-dec4a3 {
  background-color: #dec4a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec4a3 {
  border: 2px solid #dec4a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec4a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 47% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec4a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec4a3, #dadea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec4a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 163 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.50 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.73 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.32 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.45 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.87 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.90 #213b5c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Tan
#dec4a3  rgb(222, 196, 163)  hsl(34, 47%, 75%)  Tan
#a3bdde  rgb(163, 189, 222)  hsl(214, 47%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#a3dec4  rgb(163, 222, 196)  hsl(154, 47%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#c4a3de  rgb(196, 163, 222)  hsl(274, 47%, 75%)  Wisteria