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#E5BC99

#e5bc99 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5bc99 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 73.73% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.9% magenta, 33.19% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 27.63°, with 59.38% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5492

Complementary

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #99c2e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #99e5e2
  3. #999ce5

Analogous

  1. #e5999c
  2. #e5bc99
  3. #e5e299

Triadic

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #99e5bc
  3. #bc99e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #c2e599
  3. #99c2e5
  4. #bc99e5

Square

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #9ce599
  3. #99c2e5
  4. #e299e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b66d2f
  2. #d5945c
  3. #e5bc99
  4. #f5e4d6
  5. #fbf4ef

Shades

#e5bc99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #cea98a
  3. #b7967a
  4. #a0846b
  5. #89715c
  6. #735e4d
  7. #5c4b3d
  8. #45382e
  9. #2e261f
  10. #17130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5bc99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #e8c3a3
  3. #eac9ad
  4. #edd0b8
  5. #efd7c2
  6. #f2decc
  7. #f5e4d6
  8. #f7ebe0
  9. #faf2eb
  10. #fcf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5bc99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5bc99
  2. #dbb697
  3. #d1b094
  4. #c7aa92
  5. #bda48f
  6. #b39e8d
  7. #a8988a
  8. #9e9288
  9. #948c85
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9be97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c79a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2b4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bd98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb7a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5bc99 {
  color: #e5bc99;
}
Background
.bg-e5bc99 {
  background-color: #e5bc99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5bc99 {
  border: 2px solid #e5bc99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5bc99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 188 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 59% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5bc99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5bc99, #e5e299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5bc99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 188 153 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.21 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.90 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.28 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.38 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.46 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.93 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.94 #1a4366 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5bc99  rgb(229, 188, 153)  hsl(28, 59%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#99c2e5  rgb(153, 194, 229)  hsl(208, 59%, 75%)  Light Sky Blue
#99e5bc  rgb(153, 229, 188)  hsl(148, 59%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#bc99e5  rgb(188, 153, 229)  hsl(268, 59%, 75%)  Wisteria