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#E5C19F

#e5c19f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5c19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.72% magenta, 30.57% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 29.14°, with 57.38% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.573

Complementary

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #9fc3e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #9fe5e4
  3. #9fa0e5

Analogous

  1. #e59fa0
  2. #e5c19f
  3. #e5e49f

Triadic

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #9fe5c1
  3. #c19fe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #c3e59f
  3. #9fc3e5
  4. #c19fe5

Square

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #a0e59f
  3. #9fc3e5
  4. #e49fe5

Monochromatic

  1. #b97432
  2. #d59a63
  3. #e5c19f
  4. #f5e8db
  5. #fbf5ef

Shades

#e5c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #ceae8f
  3. #b79a7f
  4. #a0876f
  5. #89745f
  6. #736150
  7. #5c4d40
  8. #453a30
  9. #2e2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #e8c7a9
  3. #eacdb2
  4. #edd4bc
  5. #efdac5
  6. #f2e0cf
  7. #f5e6d9
  8. #f7ece2
  9. #faf3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5c19f
  2. #dbbb9c
  3. #d1b499
  4. #c7ae96
  5. #bda793
  6. #b3a190
  7. #a89a8c
  8. #9e9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc39d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5cba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecbcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5c19f {
  color: #e5c19f;
}
Background
.bg-e5c19f {
  background-color: #e5c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5c19f {
  border: 2px solid #e5c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 57% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5c19f, #e5e49f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.59 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.91 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.02 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.08 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.40 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.86 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.95 #1a3e60 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5c19f  rgb(229, 193, 159)  hsl(29, 57%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9fc3e5  rgb(159, 195, 229)  hsl(209, 57%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fe5c1  rgb(159, 229, 193)  hsl(149, 57%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19fe5  rgb(193, 159, 229)  hsl(269, 57%, 76%)  Wisteria