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#E5CCB2

#e5ccb2 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e5ccb2 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.92% magenta, 22.27% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 30.59°, with 49.51% saturation and 79.8% 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 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.6306

Complementary

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #b2cbe5

Split complementary

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #b2e4e5
  3. #b2b2e5

Analogous

  1. #e5b2b2
  2. #e5ccb2
  3. #e4e5b2

Triadic

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #b2e5cc
  3. #ccb2e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #cbe5b2
  3. #b2cbe5
  4. #ccb2e5

Square

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #b2e5b2
  3. #b2cbe5
  4. #e5b2e4

Monochromatic

  1. #be8040
  2. #d2a679
  3. #e5ccb2
  4. #f8f2eb
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#e5ccb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #ceb8a0
  3. #b7a38e
  4. #a08f7d
  5. #897a6b
  6. #736659
  7. #5c5247
  8. #453d35
  9. #2e2924
  10. #171412
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5ccb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #e8d1ba
  3. #ead6c1
  4. #eddbc9
  5. #efe0d1
  6. #f2e6d9
  7. #f5ebe0
  8. #f7f0e8
  9. #faf5f0
  10. #fcfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5ccb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5ccb2
  2. #dbc4ad
  3. #d1bda8
  4. #c7b5a3
  5. #bdae9e
  6. #b3a699
  7. #a89e94
  8. #9e978f
  9. #948f8a
  10. #8a8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cdb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbccb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd0b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5ccb2 {
  color: #e5ccb2;
}
Background
.bg-e5ccb2 {
  background-color: #e5ccb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5ccb2 {
  border: 2px solid #e5ccb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5ccb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 204 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 50% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5ccb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5ccb2, #e4e5b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5ccb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 204 178 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.13 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.28 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.42 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 5.75 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.59 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 6.86 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.95 #1a334d Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5ccb2  rgb(229, 204, 178)  hsl(31, 50%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#b2cbe5  rgb(178, 203, 229)  hsl(211, 50%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#b2e5cc  rgb(178, 229, 204)  hsl(151, 50%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#ccb2e5  rgb(204, 178, 229)  hsl(271, 50%, 80%)  Wisteria