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#E4BA97

#e4ba97 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4ba97 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 72.94% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.42% magenta, 33.77% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 58.78% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.5385

Complementary

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #97c1e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #97e4e0
  3. #979ae4

Analogous

  1. #e4979a
  2. #e4ba97
  3. #e4e097

Triadic

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #97e4ba
  3. #ba97e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #c1e497
  3. #97c1e4
  4. #ba97e4

Square

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #9ae497
  3. #97c1e4
  4. #e097e4

Monochromatic

  1. #b36b2f
  2. #d4925a
  3. #e4ba97
  4. #f4e2d4
  5. #fbf4ef

Shades

#e4ba97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #cda788
  3. #b69579
  4. #a0826a
  5. #89705b
  6. #725d4c
  7. #5b4a3c
  8. #44382d
  9. #2e251e
  10. #17130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4ba97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #e7c1a1
  3. #e9c8ac
  4. #eccfb6
  5. #efd6c1
  6. #f2ddcb
  7. #f4e3d5
  8. #f7eae0
  9. #faf1ea
  10. #fcf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4ba97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4ba97
  2. #dab495
  3. #d0ae92
  4. #c6a990
  5. #bca38e
  6. #b29d8c
  7. #a89789
  8. #9e9187
  9. #948c85
  10. #8a8682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bc95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bb96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecb5a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4ba97 {
  color: #e4ba97;
}
Background
.bg-e4ba97 {
  background-color: #e4ba97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4ba97 {
  border: 2px solid #e4ba97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4ba97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 186 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 59% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4ba97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4ba97, #e4e097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4ba97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 186 151 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.58 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.97 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.43 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.74 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.24 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.32 #1b4568 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e4ba97  rgb(228, 186, 151)  hsl(27, 59%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#97c1e4  rgb(151, 193, 228)  hsl(207, 59%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#97e4ba  rgb(151, 228, 186)  hsl(147, 59%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#ba97e4  rgb(186, 151, 228)  hsl(267, 59%, 74%)  Wisteria