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#E7CDB6

#e7cdb6 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e7cdb6 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 80.39% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.26% magenta, 21.21% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 28.16°, with 50.52% saturation and 80.98% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.6403

Complementary

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #b6d0e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #b6e7e5
  3. #b6b7e7

Analogous

  1. #e7b6b7
  2. #e7cdb6
  3. #e7e5b6

Triadic

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #b6e7cd
  3. #cdb6e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #d0e7b6
  3. #b6d0e7
  4. #cdb6e7

Square

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #b7e7b6
  3. #b6d0e7
  4. #e5b6e7

Monochromatic

  1. #c17e43
  2. #d4a67c
  3. #e7cdb6
  4. #faf4f0
  5. #faf4f0

Shades

#e7cdb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #d0b9a4
  3. #b9a492
  4. #a2907f
  5. #8b7b6d
  6. #74675b
  7. #5c5249
  8. #453e37
  9. #2e2924
  10. #171512
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7cdb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #e9d2bd
  3. #ecd7c5
  4. #eedccc
  5. #f1e1d3
  6. #f3e6db
  7. #f5ebe2
  8. #f8f0e9
  9. #faf5f0
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7cdb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7cdb6
  2. #ddc5b1
  3. #d2beab
  4. #c8b6a6
  5. #beaea0
  6. #b4a79b
  7. #a99f96
  8. #9f9790
  9. #958f8b
  10. #8a8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5ceb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd4b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddceb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d1b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edcac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7cdb6 {
  color: #e7cdb6;
}
Background
.bg-e7cdb6 {
  background-color: #e7cdb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7cdb6 {
  border: 2px solid #e7cdb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7cdb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 205 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 51% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7cdb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7cdb6, #e7e5b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7cdb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 205 182 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.33 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.10 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.39 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.74 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.84 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.02 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.52 #183249 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e7cdb6  rgb(231, 205, 182)  hsl(28, 51%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#b6d0e7  rgb(182, 208, 231)  hsl(208, 51%, 81%)  Pale Aqua
#b6e7cd  rgb(182, 231, 205)  hsl(148, 51%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#cdb6e7  rgb(205, 182, 231)  hsl(268, 51%, 81%)  Wisteria