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#E6CEBC

#e6cebc ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e6cebc is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.43% magenta, 18.26% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 45.65% saturation and 81.96% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.646

Complementary

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #bcd4e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #bce6e3
  3. #bcbfe6

Analogous

  1. #e6bcbf
  2. #e6cebc
  3. #e6e3bc

Triadic

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #bce6ce
  3. #cebce6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #d4e6bc
  3. #bcd4e6
  4. #cebce6

Square

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #bfe6bc
  3. #bcd4e6
  4. #e3bce6

Monochromatic

  1. #bc7d4d
  2. #d1a584
  3. #e6cebc
  4. #f9f4f0
  5. #f9f4f0

Shades

#e6cebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #cfb9a9
  3. #b8a596
  4. #a19084
  5. #8a7c71
  6. #73675e
  7. #5c524b
  8. #453e38
  9. #2e2926
  10. #171513
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #e9d3c3
  3. #ebd8c9
  4. #eeddd0
  5. #f0e2d7
  6. #f3e7de
  7. #f5ebe4
  8. #f8f0eb
  9. #faf5f2
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cebc
  2. #dcc6b6
  3. #d2beb0
  4. #c7b7aa
  5. #bdafa4
  6. #b3a79e
  7. #a99f98
  8. #9f9792
  9. #94908c
  10. #8a8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad1ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cfbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd4bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccfbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebcbc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cebc {
  color: #e6cebc;
}
Background
.bg-e6cebc {
  background-color: #e6cebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cebc {
  border: 2px solid #e6cebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 206 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 46% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cebc, #e6e3bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 206 188 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.14 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.21 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.19 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.23 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.48 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.73 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.98 #193143 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e6cebc  rgb(230, 206, 188)  hsl(26, 46%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bcd4e6  rgb(188, 212, 230)  hsl(206, 46%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#bce6ce  rgb(188, 230, 206)  hsl(146, 46%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cebce6  rgb(206, 188, 230)  hsl(266, 46%, 82%)  Thistle