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#E8BC9B

#e8bc9b ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8bc9b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 73.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 33.19% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 62.6% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.5549

Complementary

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #9bc7e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #9be8e2
  3. #9ba0e8

Analogous

  1. #e89ba0
  2. #e8bc9b
  3. #e8e29b

Triadic

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #9be8bc
  3. #bc9be8

Tetradic

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #c7e89b
  3. #9bc7e8
  4. #bc9be8

Square

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #a0e89b
  3. #9bc7e8
  4. #e29be8

Monochromatic

  1. #be6b2c
  2. #da925d
  3. #e8bc9b
  4. #f6e6d9
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#e8bc9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #d1a98c
  3. #ba967c
  4. #a2846d
  5. #8b715d
  6. #745e4e
  7. #5d4b3e
  8. #46382f
  9. #2e261f
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8bc9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #eac3a5
  3. #edc9af
  4. #efd0b9
  5. #f1d7c3
  6. #f4decd
  7. #f6e4d7
  8. #f8ebe1
  9. #faf2eb
  10. #fdf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8bc9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8bc9b
  2. #deb698
  3. #d3b096
  4. #c9aa93
  5. #bea490
  6. #b49e8e
  7. #aa988b
  8. #9f9288
  9. #958c85
  10. #8a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5b3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6be9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc49b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0b7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8bc9b {
  color: #e8bc9b;
}
Background
.bg-e8bc9b {
  background-color: #e8bc9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8bc9b {
  border: 2px solid #e8bc9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8bc9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 188 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 63% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8bc9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8bc9b, #e8e29b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8bc9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 188 155 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.92 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.72 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 4.76 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.25 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.03 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.15 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.25 #174364 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e8bc9b  rgb(232, 188, 155)  hsl(26, 63%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9bc7e8  rgb(155, 199, 232)  hsl(206, 63%, 76%)  Light Sky Blue
#9be8bc  rgb(155, 232, 188)  hsl(146, 63%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#bc9be8  rgb(188, 155, 232)  hsl(266, 63%, 76%)  Wisteria