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#EBC3A3

#ebc3a3 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebc3a3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 76.47% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 30.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 64.29% saturation and 78.04% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.5934

Complementary

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #a3cbeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #a3ebe7
  3. #a3a7eb

Analogous

  1. #eba3a7
  2. #ebc3a3
  3. #ebe7a3

Triadic

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #a3ebc3
  3. #c3a3eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #cbeba3
  3. #a3cbeb
  4. #c3a3eb

Square

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #a7eba3
  3. #a3cbeb
  4. #e7a3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #c9722c
  2. #dd9a64
  3. #ebc3a3
  4. #f9ece2
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#ebc3a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #d4b093
  3. #bc9c82
  4. #a58972
  5. #8d7562
  6. #766252
  7. #5e4e41
  8. #473b31
  9. #2f2721
  10. #181410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc3a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #edc9ac
  3. #efcfb5
  4. #f1d5bf
  5. #f3dbc8
  6. #f5e1d1
  7. #f7e7da
  8. #f9ede3
  9. #fbf3ed
  10. #fdf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc3a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc3a3
  2. #e0bca0
  3. #d6b69c
  4. #cbaf99
  5. #c0a895
  6. #b6a292
  7. #ab9b8e
  8. #a0948b
  9. #958d87
  10. #8b8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc5a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cea3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0caa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3beb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc3a3 {
  color: #ebc3a3;
}
Background
.bg-ebc3a3 {
  background-color: #ebc3a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc3a3 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc3a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc3a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 195 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 64% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc3a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc3a3, #ebe7a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc3a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 195 163 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 2.39 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.67 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.38 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.18 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.34 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.36 #143c5c Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ebc3a3  rgb(235, 195, 163)  hsl(27, 64%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#a3cbeb  rgb(163, 203, 235)  hsl(207, 64%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#a3ebc3  rgb(163, 235, 195)  hsl(147, 64%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c3a3eb  rgb(195, 163, 235)  hsl(267, 64%, 78%)  Wisteria