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#E4C0A0

#e4c0a0 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4c0a0 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 75.29% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.79% magenta, 29.82% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 28.24°, with 55.74% saturation and 76.08% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5673

Complementary

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #a0c4e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #a0e4e2
  3. #a0a2e4

Analogous

  1. #e4a0a2
  2. #e4c0a0
  3. #e4e2a0

Triadic

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #a0e4c0
  3. #c0a0e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #c4e4a0
  3. #a0c4e4
  4. #c0a0e4

Square

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #a2e4a0
  3. #a0c4e4
  4. #e2a0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #b77234
  2. #d39964
  3. #e4c0a0
  4. #f5e8dc
  5. #faf4ef

Shades

#e4c0a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #cdad90
  3. #b69a80
  4. #a08670
  5. #897360
  6. #726050
  7. #5b4d40
  8. #443a30
  9. #2e2620
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4c0a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #e7c6aa
  3. #e9cdb3
  4. #ecd3bd
  5. #efd9c6
  6. #f2e0d0
  7. #f4e6d9
  8. #f7ece3
  9. #faf2ec
  10. #fcf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4c0a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4c0a0
  2. #daba9d
  3. #d0b39a
  4. #c6ad96
  5. #bca693
  6. #b2a090
  7. #a89a8d
  8. #9e938a
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc29e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c19f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc6a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebbbae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4c0a0 {
  color: #e4c0a0;
}
Background
.bg-e4c0a0 {
  background-color: #e4c0a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4c0a0 {
  border: 2px solid #e4c0a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4c0a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 192 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 56% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4c0a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4c0a0, #e4e2a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4c0a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 192 160 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.20 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.19 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.28 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.42 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.06 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.15 #1b3f5f Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e4c0a0  rgb(228, 192, 160)  hsl(28, 56%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#a0c4e4  rgb(160, 196, 228)  hsl(208, 56%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#a0e4c0  rgb(160, 228, 192)  hsl(148, 56%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c0a0e4  rgb(192, 160, 228)  hsl(268, 56%, 76%)  Wisteria