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#E2B998

#e2b998 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2b998 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 72.55% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.14% magenta, 32.74% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 26.76°, with 56.06% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.5313

Complementary

  1. #e2b998
  2. #98c1e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2b998
  2. #98e2de
  3. #989ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2989c
  2. #e2b998
  3. #e2de98

Triadic

  1. #e2b998
  2. #98e2b9
  3. #b998e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2b998
  2. #c1e298
  3. #98c1e2
  4. #b998e2

Square

  1. #e2b998
  2. #9ce298
  3. #98c1e2
  4. #de98e2

Monochromatic

  1. #b06a31
  2. #d1905c
  3. #e2b998
  4. #f3e2d4
  5. #fbf4ef

Shades

#e2b998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2b998
  2. #cba789
  3. #b5947a
  4. #9e826a
  5. #886f5b
  6. #715d4c
  7. #5a4a3d
  8. #44382e
  9. #2d251e
  10. #17130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2b998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2b998
  2. #e5c0a2
  3. #e8c7ad
  4. #ebceb7
  5. #eed5c1
  6. #f1dccc
  7. #f3e3d6
  8. #f6eae0
  9. #f9f1ea
  10. #fcf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2b998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2b998
  2. #d8b396
  3. #ceae93
  4. #c5a891
  5. #bba28e
  6. #b19d8c
  7. #a7978a
  8. #9d9187
  9. #948b85
  10. #8a8682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfbeb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bb96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2ba97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c098 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab4a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2b998 {
  color: #e2b998;
}
Background
.bg-e2b998 {
  background-color: #e2b998;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2b998 {
  border: 2px solid #e2b998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2b998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 185 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2b998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2b998, #e2de98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2b998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 185 152 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.46 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.52 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.40 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.54 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.82 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.92 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.74 #1d4667 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e2b998  rgb(226, 185, 152)  hsl(27, 56%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#98c1e2  rgb(152, 193, 226)  hsl(207, 56%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#98e2b9  rgb(152, 226, 185)  hsl(147, 56%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#b998e2  rgb(185, 152, 226)  hsl(267, 56%, 74%)  Wisteria