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#DFBF9F

#dfbf9f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfbf9f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 74.9% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 28.7% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 74.9% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.5545

Complementary

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #9fbfdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #9fdfdf
  3. #9f9fdf

Analogous

  1. #df9f9f
  2. #dfbf9f
  3. #dfdf9f

Triadic

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #9fdfbf
  3. #bf9fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #bfdf9f
  3. #9fbfdf
  4. #bf9fdf

Square

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #9fdf9f
  3. #9fbfdf
  4. #df9fdf

Monochromatic

  1. #ac7239
  2. #cc9966
  3. #dfbf9f
  4. #f2e5d8
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#dfbf9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #c9ac8f
  3. #b2997f
  4. #9c866f
  5. #86735f
  6. #706050
  7. #594c40
  8. #433930
  9. #2d2620
  10. #161310
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbf9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #e2c5a9
  3. #e5ccb2
  4. #e9d2bc
  5. #ecd9c5
  6. #efdfcf
  7. #f2e5d9
  8. #f5ece2
  9. #f9f2ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbf9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbf9f
  2. #d6b99c
  3. #ccb299
  4. #c3ac96
  5. #b9a693
  6. #b0a090
  7. #a6998c
  8. #9d9389
  9. #938d86
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c2b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac09d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c7a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c09e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c49f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6bbad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbf9f {
  color: #dfbf9f;
}
Background
.bg-dfbf9f {
  background-color: #dfbf9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbf9f {
  border: 2px solid #dfbf9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbf9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 191 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbf9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbf9f, #dfdf9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbf9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 191 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.19 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.32 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.98 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.02 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.48 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.77 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.07 #204060 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#dfbf9f  rgb(223, 191, 159)  hsl(30, 50%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9fbfdf  rgb(159, 191, 223)  hsl(210, 50%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fdfbf  rgb(159, 223, 191)  hsl(150, 50%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bf9fdf  rgb(191, 159, 223)  hsl(270, 50%, 75%)  Wisteria