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#E9CCB7

#e9ccb7 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e9ccb7 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 80% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.45% magenta, 21.46% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 25.2°, with 53.19% saturation and 81.57% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.6393

Complementary

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #b7d4e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #b7e9e5
  3. #b7bbe9

Analogous

  1. #e9b7bb
  2. #e9ccb7
  3. #e9e5b7

Triadic

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #b7e9cc
  3. #ccb7e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #d4e9b7
  3. #b7d4e9
  4. #ccb7e9

Square

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #bbe9b7
  3. #b7d4e9
  4. #e5b7e9

Monochromatic

  1. #c57942
  2. #d7a27c
  3. #e9ccb7
  4. #faf4ef
  5. #faf4ef

Shades

#e9ccb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #d2b8a5
  3. #baa392
  4. #a38f80
  5. #8c7a6e
  6. #75665c
  7. #5d5249
  8. #463d37
  9. #2f2925
  10. #171412
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9ccb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #ebd1be
  3. #edd6c5
  4. #f0dbcd
  5. #f2e0d4
  6. #f4e6db
  7. #f6ebe2
  8. #f8f0e9
  9. #fbf5f1
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9ccb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9ccb7
  2. #dfc4b2
  3. #d4bdac
  4. #cab5a7
  5. #bfaea1
  6. #b5a69c
  7. #aa9e96
  8. #a09791
  9. #958f8b
  10. #8b8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcfc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5ceb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd4b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcdb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d1b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efc9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9ccb7 {
  color: #e9ccb7;
}
Background
.bg-e9ccb7 {
  background-color: #e9ccb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9ccb7 {
  border: 2px solid #e9ccb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9ccb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 204 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 53% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9ccb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9ccb7, #e9e5b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9ccb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 204 183 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 2.39 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.74 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.83 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.89 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.24 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.50 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.96 #163348 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e9ccb7  rgb(233, 204, 183)  hsl(25, 53%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b7d4e9  rgb(183, 212, 233)  hsl(205, 53%, 82%)  Pale Aqua
#b7e9cc  rgb(183, 233, 204)  hsl(145, 53%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#ccb7e9  rgb(204, 183, 233)  hsl(265, 53%, 82%)  Wisteria