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#DEC5A7

#dec5a7 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dec5a7 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.25% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.26% magenta, 24.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 32.73°, with 45.45% saturation and 76.27% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.5825

Complementary

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #a7c0de

Split complementary

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #a7dbde
  3. #a9a7de

Analogous

  1. #dea9a7
  2. #dec5a7
  3. #dbdea7

Triadic

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #a7dec5
  3. #c5a7de

Tetradic

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #c0dea7
  3. #a7c0de
  4. #c5a7de

Square

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #a7dea9
  3. #a7c0de
  4. #dea7db

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7b40
  2. #c9a06f
  3. #dec5a7
  4. #f3eadf
  5. #f9f5f0

Shades

#dec5a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #c8b196
  3. #b29e86
  4. #9b8a75
  5. #857664
  6. #6f6354
  7. #594f43
  8. #433b32
  9. #2c2721
  10. #161411
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec5a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #e1cbb0
  3. #e5d1b9
  4. #e8d6c1
  5. #ebdcca
  6. #efe2d3
  7. #f2e8dc
  8. #f5eee5
  9. #f8f3ed
  10. #fcf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec5a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec5a7
  2. #d5bea3
  3. #cbb79f
  4. #c2b09b
  5. #b8a997
  6. #afa394
  7. #a69c90
  8. #9c958c
  9. #938e88
  10. #898784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec5a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4cba8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c5a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c9a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c1b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec5a7 {
  color: #dec5a7;
}
Background
.bg-dec5a7 {
  background-color: #dec5a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec5a7 {
  border: 2px solid #dec5a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec5a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 45% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec5a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec5a7, #dbdea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec5a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 167 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.23 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.33 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.40 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.70 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.80 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.13 #213a58 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Tan
#dec5a7  rgb(222, 197, 167)  hsl(33, 45%, 76%)  Tan
#a7c0de  rgb(167, 192, 222)  hsl(213, 45%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#a7dec5  rgb(167, 222, 197)  hsl(153, 45%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c5a7de  rgb(197, 167, 222)  hsl(273, 45%, 76%)  Wisteria