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#E2CBBC

#e2cbbc ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e2cbbc is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 79.61% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.18% magenta, 16.81% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 23.68°, with 39.58% saturation and 81.18% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.6251

Complementary

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #bcd3e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #bce2de
  3. #bcc0e2

Analogous

  1. #e2bcc0
  2. #e2cbbc
  3. #e2debc

Triadic

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #bce2cb
  3. #cbbce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #d3e2bc
  3. #bcd3e2
  4. #cbbce2

Square

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #c0e2bc
  3. #bcd3e2
  4. #debce2

Monochromatic

  1. #b47851
  2. #cba287
  3. #e2cbbc
  4. #f9f4f1
  5. #f9f4f1

Shades

#e2cbbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #cbb7a9
  3. #b5a296
  4. #9e8e84
  5. #887a71
  6. #71665e
  7. #5a514b
  8. #443d38
  9. #2d2926
  10. #171413
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cbbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #e5d0c3
  3. #e8d5c9
  4. #ebdbd0
  5. #eee0d7
  6. #f1e5de
  7. #f3eae4
  8. #f6efeb
  9. #f9f5f2
  10. #fcfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cbbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cbbc
  2. #d8c4b6
  3. #cebcb0
  4. #c5b5aa
  5. #bbada4
  6. #b1a69e
  7. #a79e98
  8. #9d9792
  9. #948f8c
  10. #8a8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cec8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ccbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ccbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcfbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cbbc {
  color: #e2cbbc;
}
Background
.bg-e2cbbc {
  background-color: #e2cbbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cbbc {
  border: 2px solid #e2cbbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cbbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 203 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 40% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cbbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cbbc, #e2debc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cbbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 203 188 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.85 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.80 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.95 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 7.18 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.41 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.50 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.95 #1d3443 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e2cbbc  rgb(226, 203, 188)  hsl(24, 40%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#bcd3e2  rgb(188, 211, 226)  hsl(204, 40%, 81%)  Pale Aqua
#bce2cb  rgb(188, 226, 203)  hsl(144, 40%, 81%)  Seafoam Green
#cbbce2  rgb(203, 188, 226)  hsl(264, 40%, 81%)  Thistle