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#E7CCBD

#e7ccbd ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e7ccbd is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 80% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.69% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 21.43°, with 46.67% saturation and 82.35% 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.6385

Complementary

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #bdd8e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #bde7e1
  3. #bdc3e7

Analogous

  1. #e7bdc3
  2. #e7ccbd
  3. #e7e1bd

Triadic

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #bde7cc
  3. #ccbde7

Tetradic

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #d8e7bd
  3. #bdd8e7
  4. #ccbde7

Square

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #c3e7bd
  3. #bdd8e7
  4. #e1bde7

Monochromatic

  1. #be754d
  2. #d3a185
  3. #e7ccbd
  4. #faf3f0
  5. #faf3f0

Shades

#e7ccbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #d0b8aa
  3. #b9a397
  4. #a28f84
  5. #8b7a71
  6. #74665f
  7. #5c524c
  8. #453d39
  9. #2e2926
  10. #171413
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7ccbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #e9d1c4
  3. #ecd6ca
  4. #eedbd1
  5. #f1e0d7
  6. #f3e6de
  7. #f5ebe5
  8. #f8f0eb
  9. #faf5f2
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7ccbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7ccbd
  2. #ddc4b7
  3. #d2bdb1
  4. #c8b5ab
  5. #beaea5
  6. #b4a69f
  7. #a99e98
  8. #9f9792
  9. #958f8c
  10. #8a8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacfc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3cebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d3bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbcdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd0bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc9c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7ccbd {
  color: #e7ccbd;
}
Background
.bg-e7ccbd {
  background-color: #e7ccbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7ccbd {
  border: 2px solid #e7ccbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7ccbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 204 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 47% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7ccbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7ccbd, #e7e1bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7ccbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 204 189 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.25 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.67 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.72 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.15 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.13 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.57 #ffe4e1 Misty Rose ΔE 7.89 #183342 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e7ccbd  rgb(231, 204, 189)  hsl(21, 47%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bdd8e7  rgb(189, 216, 231)  hsl(201, 47%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#bde7cc  rgb(189, 231, 204)  hsl(141, 47%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#ccbde7  rgb(204, 189, 231)  hsl(261, 47%, 82%)  Periwinkle