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#EBC2A1

#ebc2a1 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebc2a1 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 76.08% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.45% magenta, 31.49% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 26.76°, with 64.91% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5882

Complementary

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #a1caeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #a1ebe7
  3. #a1a5eb

Analogous

  1. #eba1a5
  2. #ebc2a1
  3. #ebe7a1

Triadic

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #a1ebc2
  3. #c2a1eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #caeba1
  3. #a1caeb
  4. #c2a1eb

Square

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #a5eba1
  3. #a1caeb
  4. #e7a1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #c8712b
  2. #de9962
  3. #ebc2a1
  4. #f8ebe0
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#ebc2a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #d4af91
  3. #bc9b81
  4. #a58871
  5. #8d7461
  6. #766151
  7. #5e4e40
  8. #473a30
  9. #2f2720
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc2a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #edc8aa
  3. #efceb4
  4. #f1d4bd
  5. #f3dac7
  6. #f5e1d0
  7. #f7e7d9
  8. #f9ede3
  9. #fbf3ec
  10. #fdf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc2a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc2a1
  2. #e0bb9e
  3. #d6b59a
  4. #cbae97
  5. #c0a894
  6. #b6a191
  7. #ab9a8d
  8. #a0948a
  9. #958d87
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc49f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cda1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc3a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c9a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3bdb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc2a1 {
  color: #ebc2a1;
}
Background
.bg-ebc2a1 {
  background-color: #ebc2a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc2a1 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc2a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc2a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 194 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 65% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc2a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc2a1, #ebe7a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc2a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 194 161 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 2.77 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.85 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.54 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.38 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.49 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.57 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.11 #143d5e Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ebc2a1  rgb(235, 194, 161)  hsl(27, 65%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#a1caeb  rgb(161, 202, 235)  hsl(207, 65%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#a1ebc2  rgb(161, 235, 194)  hsl(147, 65%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c2a1eb  rgb(194, 161, 235)  hsl(267, 65%, 78%)  Wisteria