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#E6CCB3

#e6ccb3 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e6ccb3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 22.17% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 29.41°, with 50.5% saturation and 80.2% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.6326

Complementary

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #b3cde6

Split complementary

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #b3e6e6
  3. #b3b4e6

Analogous

  1. #e6b3b4
  2. #e6ccb3
  3. #e6e6b3

Triadic

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #b3e6cc
  3. #ccb3e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #cde6b3
  3. #b3cde6
  4. #ccb3e6

Square

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #b4e6b3
  3. #b3cde6
  4. #e6b3e6

Monochromatic

  1. #c07f40
  2. #d3a579
  3. #e6ccb3
  4. #f9f3ed
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#e6ccb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #cfb8a1
  3. #b8a38f
  4. #a18f7d
  5. #8a7a6b
  6. #73665a
  7. #5c5248
  8. #453d36
  9. #2e2924
  10. #171412
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6ccb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #e9d1bb
  3. #ebd6c2
  4. #eedbca
  5. #f0e0d1
  6. #f3e6d9
  7. #f5ebe1
  8. #f8f0e8
  9. #faf5f0
  10. #fdfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6ccb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6ccb3
  2. #dcc4ae
  3. #d2bda9
  4. #c7b5a4
  5. #bdae9f
  6. #b3a69a
  7. #a99e94
  8. #9f978f
  9. #948f8a
  10. #8a8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cdb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd3b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccdb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd0b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6ccb3 {
  color: #e6ccb3;
}
Background
.bg-e6ccb3 {
  background-color: #e6ccb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6ccb3 {
  border: 2px solid #e6ccb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6ccb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 204 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 51% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6ccb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6ccb3, #e6e6b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6ccb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 204 179 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.55 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.07 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.23 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 5.88 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.07 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.40 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.01 #19334c Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e6ccb3  rgb(230, 204, 179)  hsl(29, 51%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#b3cde6  rgb(179, 205, 230)  hsl(209, 51%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#b3e6cc  rgb(179, 230, 204)  hsl(149, 51%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#ccb3e6  rgb(204, 179, 230)  hsl(269, 51%, 80%)  Wisteria