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#E7BB9C

#e7bb9c ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7bb9c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 73.33% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 32.47% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 24.8°, with 60.98% saturation and 75.88% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5493

Complementary

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #9cc8e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #9ce7e0
  3. #9ca2e7

Analogous

  1. #e79ca2
  2. #e7bb9c
  3. #e7e09c

Triadic

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #9ce7bb
  3. #bb9ce7

Tetradic

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #c8e79c
  3. #9cc8e7
  4. #bb9ce7

Square

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #a2e79c
  3. #9cc8e7
  4. #e09ce7

Monochromatic

  1. #bc692e
  2. #d8915e
  3. #e7bb9c
  4. #f6e5da
  5. #fbf4ef

Shades

#e7bb9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #d0a88c
  3. #b9967d
  4. #a2836d
  5. #8b705e
  6. #745e4e
  7. #5c4b3e
  8. #45382f
  9. #2e251f
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7bb9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #e9c2a6
  3. #ecc9b0
  4. #eecfba
  5. #f1d6c4
  6. #f3ddce
  7. #f5e4d7
  8. #f8ebe1
  9. #faf1eb
  10. #fdf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7bb9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7bb9c
  2. #ddb599
  3. #d2af96
  4. #c8a994
  5. #bea391
  6. #b49e8e
  7. #a9988b
  8. #9f9288
  9. #958c86
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8be9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c79c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4b3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bd9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc39c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efb6aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7bb9c {
  color: #e7bb9c;
}
Background
.bg-e7bb9c {
  background-color: #e7bb9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7bb9c {
  border: 2px solid #e7bb9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7bb9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 187 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 61% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7bb9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7bb9c, #e7e09c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7bb9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 187 156 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.91 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.52 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.67 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.75 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.45 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.76 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.90 #184463 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e7bb9c  rgb(231, 187, 156)  hsl(25, 61%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9cc8e7  rgb(156, 200, 231)  hsl(205, 61%, 76%)  Light Sky Blue
#9ce7bb  rgb(156, 231, 187)  hsl(145, 61%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#bb9ce7  rgb(187, 156, 231)  hsl(265, 61%, 76%)  Wisteria