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#E5CEBB

#e5cebb ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e5cebb is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.78% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.04% magenta, 18.34% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 27.14°, with 44.68% saturation and 81.57% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.6439

Complementary

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #bbd2e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #bbe5e3
  3. #bbbde5

Analogous

  1. #e5bbbd
  2. #e5cebb
  3. #e5e3bb

Triadic

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #bbe5ce
  3. #cebbe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #d2e5bb
  3. #bbd2e5
  4. #cebbe5

Square

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #bde5bb
  3. #bbd2e5
  4. #e3bbe5

Monochromatic

  1. #bb7e4c
  2. #d0a684
  3. #e5cebb
  4. #f9f4f0
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#e5cebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #ceb9a8
  3. #b7a596
  4. #a09083
  5. #897c70
  6. #73675e
  7. #5c524b
  8. #453e38
  9. #2e2925
  10. #171513
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5cebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #e8d3c2
  3. #ead8c9
  4. #edddcf
  5. #efe2d6
  6. #f2e7dd
  7. #f5ebe4
  8. #f7f0eb
  9. #faf5f1
  10. #fcfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5cebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5cebb
  2. #dbc6b5
  3. #d1beaf
  4. #c7b7a9
  5. #bdafa3
  6. #b3a79e
  7. #a89f98
  8. #9e9792
  9. #94908c
  10. #8a8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cfba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd4bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccfba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd2bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacbc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5cebb {
  color: #e5cebb;
}
Background
.bg-e5cebb {
  background-color: #e5cebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5cebb {
  border: 2px solid #e5cebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5cebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 206 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 45% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5cebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5cebb, #e5e3bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5cebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 206 187 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.36 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.68 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.18 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.48 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.65 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.67 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.76 #1a3144 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e5cebb  rgb(229, 206, 187)  hsl(27, 45%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bbd2e5  rgb(187, 210, 229)  hsl(207, 45%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#bbe5ce  rgb(187, 229, 206)  hsl(147, 45%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cebbe5  rgb(206, 187, 229)  hsl(267, 45%, 82%)  Thistle