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#E5C8AC

#e5c8ac ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e5c8ac is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 78.43% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.66% magenta, 24.89% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 29.47°, with 52.29% saturation and 78.63% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.6095

Complementary

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #acc9e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #ace5e4
  3. #acade5

Analogous

  1. #e5acad
  2. #e5c8ac
  3. #e5e4ac

Triadic

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #ace5c8
  3. #c8ace5

Tetradic

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #c9e5ac
  3. #acc9e5
  4. #c8ace5

Square

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #ade5ac
  3. #acc9e5
  4. #e4ace5

Monochromatic

  1. #bd7b3b
  2. #d3a172
  3. #e5c8ac
  4. #f7efe6
  5. #faf5ef

Shades

#e5c8ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #ceb49b
  3. #b7a08a
  4. #a08c78
  5. #897867
  6. #736456
  7. #5c5045
  8. #453c34
  9. #2e2822
  10. #171411
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5c8ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #e8ceb4
  3. #ead3bd
  4. #edd9c5
  5. #efdecd
  6. #f2e4d6
  7. #f5e9de
  8. #f7efe6
  9. #faf4ee
  10. #fcfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5c8ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5c8ac
  2. #dbc1a8
  3. #d1baa3
  4. #c7b29f
  5. #bdab9a
  6. #b3a496
  7. #a89d92
  8. #9e968d
  9. #948e89
  10. #8a8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cbc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c9aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d0ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac9ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decdac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc4b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5c8ac {
  color: #e5c8ac;
}
Background
.bg-e5c8ac {
  background-color: #e5c8ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5c8ac {
  border: 2px solid #e5c8ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5c8ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 200 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 52% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5c8ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5c8ac, #e5e4ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5c8ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 200 172 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.05 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.84 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.09 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.62 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.54 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.54 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.71 #1a3753 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5c8ac  rgb(229, 200, 172)  hsl(29, 52%, 79%)  Desert Sand
#acc9e5  rgb(172, 201, 229)  hsl(209, 52%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#ace5c8  rgb(172, 229, 200)  hsl(149, 52%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#c8ace5  rgb(200, 172, 229)  hsl(269, 52%, 79%)  Wisteria