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#E2BB9E

#e2bb9e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2bb9e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 73.33% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 30.09% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 25.59°, with 53.97% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.5418

Complementary

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #9ec5e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #9ee2dd
  3. #9ea3e2

Analogous

  1. #e29ea3
  2. #e2bb9e
  3. #e2dd9e

Triadic

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #9ee2bb
  3. #bb9ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #c5e29e
  3. #9ec5e2
  4. #bb9ee2

Square

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #a3e29e
  3. #9ec5e2
  4. #dd9ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #b26a35
  2. #d09263
  3. #e2bb9e
  4. #f4e4d9
  5. #faf4ef

Shades

#e2bb9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #cba88e
  3. #b5967e
  4. #9e836f
  5. #88705f
  6. #715e4f
  7. #5a4b3f
  8. #44382f
  9. #2d2520
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bb9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #e5c2a8
  3. #e8c9b1
  4. #ebcfbb
  5. #eed6c5
  6. #f1ddcf
  7. #f3e4d8
  8. #f6ebe2
  9. #f9f1ec
  10. #fcf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bb9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bb9e
  2. #d8b59b
  3. #ceaf98
  4. #c5a995
  5. #bba392
  6. #b19e8f
  7. #a7988c
  8. #9d9289
  9. #948c86
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c69e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bc9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c29e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b7ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bb9e {
  color: #e2bb9e;
}
Background
.bg-e2bb9e {
  background-color: #e2bb9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bb9e {
  border: 2px solid #e2bb9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bb9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 54% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bb9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bb9e, #e2dd9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bb9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.53 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.73 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.11 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.34 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.54 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.57 #1d4461 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e2bb9e  rgb(226, 187, 158)  hsl(26, 54%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9ec5e2  rgb(158, 197, 226)  hsl(206, 54%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ee2bb  rgb(158, 226, 187)  hsl(146, 54%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bb9ee2  rgb(187, 158, 226)  hsl(266, 54%, 75%)  Wisteria