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#E4C8A8

#e4c8a8 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e4c8a8 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 78.43% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.28% magenta, 26.32% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 32°, with 52.63% saturation and 77.65% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6063

Complementary

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #a8c4e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #a8e2e4
  3. #aaa8e4

Analogous

  1. #e4aaa8
  2. #e4c8a8
  3. #e2e4a8

Triadic

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #a8e4c8
  3. #c8a8e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #c4e4a8
  3. #a8c4e4
  4. #c8a8e4

Square

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #a8e4aa
  3. #a8c4e4
  4. #e4a8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #b97e3a
  2. #d2a36e
  3. #e4c8a8
  4. #f6ede2
  5. #faf5ef

Shades

#e4c8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #cdb497
  3. #b6a086
  4. #a08c76
  5. #897865
  6. #726454
  7. #5b5043
  8. #443c32
  9. #2e2822
  10. #171411
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4c8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #e7ceb1
  3. #e9d3b9
  4. #ecd9c2
  5. #efdecb
  6. #f2e4d4
  7. #f4e9dc
  8. #f7efe5
  9. #faf4ee
  10. #fcfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4c8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4c8a8
  2. #dac1a4
  3. #d0baa0
  4. #c6b29c
  5. #bcab98
  6. #b2a494
  7. #a89d90
  8. #9e968c
  9. #948e88
  10. #8a8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cbbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c9a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cfa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac8a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac4b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4c8a8 {
  color: #e4c8a8;
}
Background
.bg-e4c8a8 {
  background-color: #e4c8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4c8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #e4c8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4c8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 200 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 53% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4c8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4c8a8, #e2e4a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4c8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 200 168 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.51 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.10 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.48 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.65 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.71 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.10 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.37 #1b3757 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e4c8a8  rgb(228, 200, 168)  hsl(32, 53%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#a8c4e4  rgb(168, 196, 228)  hsl(212, 53%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#a8e4c8  rgb(168, 228, 200)  hsl(152, 53%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c8a8e4  rgb(200, 168, 228)  hsl(272, 53%, 78%)  Wisteria