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#E3CBB6

#e3cbb6 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e3cbb6 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 79.61% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.57% magenta, 19.82% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 28°, with 44.55% saturation and 80.2% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6242

Complementary

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #b6cee3

Split complementary

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #b6e3e2
  3. #b6b8e3

Analogous

  1. #e3b6b8
  2. #e3cbb6
  3. #e3e2b6

Triadic

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #b6e3cb
  3. #cbb6e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #cee3b6
  3. #b6cee3
  4. #cbb6e3

Square

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #b8e3b6
  3. #b6cee3
  4. #e2b6e3

Monochromatic

  1. #b97c47
  2. #cea47f
  3. #e3cbb6
  4. #f8f2ed
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#e3cbb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #ccb7a4
  3. #b6a292
  4. #9f8e7f
  5. #887a6d
  6. #72665b
  7. #5b5149
  8. #443d37
  9. #2d2924
  10. #171412
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cbb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #e6d0bd
  3. #e9d5c5
  4. #ebdbcc
  5. #eee0d3
  6. #f1e5db
  7. #f4eae2
  8. #f7efe9
  9. #f9f5f0
  10. #fcfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cbb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cbb6
  2. #d9c4b1
  3. #cfbcab
  4. #c5b5a6
  5. #bbada0
  6. #b2a69b
  7. #a89e96
  8. #9e9790
  9. #948f8b
  10. #8a8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cdc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ccb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8d1b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ccb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcfb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c8bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cbb6 {
  color: #e3cbb6;
}
Background
.bg-e3cbb6 {
  background-color: #e3cbb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cbb6 {
  border: 2px solid #e3cbb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cbb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 203 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 45% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cbb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cbb6, #e3e2b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cbb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 203 182 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.94 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.07 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.25 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.35 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.59 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.64 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.76 #1c3449 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e3cbb6  rgb(227, 203, 182)  hsl(28, 45%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#b6cee3  rgb(182, 206, 227)  hsl(208, 45%, 80%)  Pale Aqua
#b6e3cb  rgb(182, 227, 203)  hsl(148, 45%, 80%)  Seafoam Green
#cbb6e3  rgb(203, 182, 227)  hsl(268, 45%, 80%)  Wisteria