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#E8CDBB

#e8cdbb ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e8cdbb is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.64% magenta, 19.4% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 49.45% saturation and 82.16% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.6441

Complementary

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #bbd6e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #bbe8e4
  3. #bbc0e8

Analogous

  1. #e8bbc0
  2. #e8cdbb
  3. #e8e4bb

Triadic

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #bbe8cd
  3. #cdbbe8

Tetradic

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #d6e8bb
  3. #bbd6e8
  4. #cdbbe8

Square

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #c0e8bb
  3. #bbd6e8
  4. #e4bbe8

Monochromatic

  1. #c17949
  2. #d5a382
  3. #e8cdbb
  4. #faf4f0
  5. #faf4f0

Shades

#e8cdbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #d1b9a8
  3. #baa496
  4. #a29083
  5. #8b7b70
  6. #74675e
  7. #5d524b
  8. #463e38
  9. #2e2925
  10. #171513
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8cdbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #ead2c2
  3. #edd7c9
  4. #efdccf
  5. #f1e1d6
  6. #f4e6dd
  7. #f6ebe4
  8. #f8f0eb
  9. #faf5f1
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8cdbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8cdbb
  2. #dec5b5
  3. #d3beaf
  4. #c9b6a9
  5. #beaea3
  6. #b4a79e
  7. #aa9f98
  8. #9f9792
  9. #958f8c
  10. #8a8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cfba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd4bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddceba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d1bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edcac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8cdbb {
  color: #e8cdbb;
}
Background
.bg-e8cdbb {
  background-color: #e8cdbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8cdbb {
  border: 2px solid #e8cdbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8cdbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 205 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 49% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8cdbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8cdbb, #e8e4bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8cdbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 205 187 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.41 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.58 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.05 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.61 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.05 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.47 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 7.42 #173244 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e8cdbb  rgb(232, 205, 187)  hsl(24, 49%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bbd6e8  rgb(187, 214, 232)  hsl(204, 49%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#bbe8cd  rgb(187, 232, 205)  hsl(144, 49%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cdbbe8  rgb(205, 187, 232)  hsl(264, 49%, 82%)  Thistle