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#E5C19E

#e5c19e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5c19e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 75.69% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.72% magenta, 31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 29.58°, with 57.72% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.5727

Complementary

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #9ec2e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #9ee5e4
  3. #9e9ee5

Analogous

  1. #e59e9e
  2. #e5c19e
  3. #e5e49e

Triadic

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #9ee5c1
  3. #c19ee5

Tetradic

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #c2e59e
  3. #9ec2e5
  4. #c19ee5

Square

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #9ee59e
  3. #9ec2e5
  4. #e49ee5

Monochromatic

  1. #b97431
  2. #d59a62
  3. #e5c19e
  4. #f5e8da
  5. #fbf5ef

Shades

#e5c19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #ceae8e
  3. #b79a7e
  4. #a0876f
  5. #89745f
  6. #73614f
  7. #5c4d3f
  8. #453a2f
  9. #2e2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5c19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #e8c7a8
  3. #eacdb1
  4. #edd4bb
  5. #efdac5
  6. #f2e0cf
  7. #f5e6d8
  8. #f7ece2
  9. #faf3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5c19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5c19e
  2. #dbbb9b
  3. #d1b498
  4. #c7ae95
  5. #bda792
  6. #b3a18f
  7. #a89a8c
  8. #9e9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc39c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5cb9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c29d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc79e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecbcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5c19e {
  color: #e5c19e;
}
Background
.bg-e5c19e {
  background-color: #e5c19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5c19e {
  border: 2px solid #e5c19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5c19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 58% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5c19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5c19e, #e5e49e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5c19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.88 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.62 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.88 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.04 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.61 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.71 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.01 #1a3e61 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5c19e  rgb(229, 193, 158)  hsl(30, 58%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9ec2e5  rgb(158, 194, 229)  hsl(210, 58%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ee5c1  rgb(158, 229, 193)  hsl(150, 58%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19ee5  rgb(193, 158, 229)  hsl(270, 58%, 76%)  Wisteria