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#E6C8AE

#e6c8ae ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e6c8ae is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 78.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 24.35% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 27.86°, with 52.83% saturation and 79.22% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #aecce6

Split complementary

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #aee6e4
  3. #aeb0e6

Analogous

  1. #e6aeb0
  2. #e6c8ae
  3. #e6e4ae

Triadic

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #aee6c8
  3. #c8aee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #cce6ae
  3. #aecce6
  4. #c8aee6

Square

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #b0e6ae
  3. #aecce6
  4. #e4aee6

Monochromatic

  1. #c0793b
  2. #d4a074
  3. #e6c8ae
  4. #f8f0e8
  5. #faf4ef

Shades

#e6c8ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #cfb49d
  3. #b8a08b
  4. #a18c7a
  5. #8a7868
  6. #736457
  7. #5c5046
  8. #453c34
  9. #2e2823
  10. #171411
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6c8ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #e9ceb6
  3. #ebd3be
  4. #eed9c6
  5. #f0dece
  6. #f3e4d7
  7. #f5e9df
  8. #f8efe7
  9. #faf4ef
  10. #fdfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6c8ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6c8ae
  2. #dcc1a9
  3. #d2baa5
  4. #c7b2a0
  5. #bdab9c
  6. #b3a497
  7. #a99d92
  8. #9f968e
  9. #948e89
  10. #8a8785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cbc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d0ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac9ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decdae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc4ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6c8ae {
  color: #e6c8ae;
}
Background
.bg-e6c8ae {
  background-color: #e6c8ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6c8ae {
  border: 2px solid #e6c8ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6c8ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 200 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 53% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6c8ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6c8ae, #e6e4ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6c8ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 200 174 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 2.22 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.85 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.99 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.04 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.74 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.37 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.83 #193751 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e6c8ae  rgb(230, 200, 174)  hsl(28, 53%, 79%)  Desert Sand
#aecce6  rgb(174, 204, 230)  hsl(208, 53%, 79%)  Pale Aqua
#aee6c8  rgb(174, 230, 200)  hsl(148, 53%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#c8aee6  rgb(200, 174, 230)  hsl(268, 53%, 79%)  Wisteria