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#EEC7AA

#eec7aa ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eec7aa is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 28.57% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 25.59°, with 66.67% saturation and 80% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6193

Complementary

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #aad1ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #aaeee9
  3. #aaafee

Analogous

  1. #eeaaaf
  2. #eec7aa
  3. #eee9aa

Triadic

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #aaeec7
  3. #c7aaee

Tetradic

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #d1eeaa
  3. #aad1ee
  4. #c7aaee

Square

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #afeeaa
  3. #aad1ee
  4. #e9aaee

Monochromatic

  1. #d5732a
  2. #e19d6a
  3. #eec7aa
  4. #fbf1ea
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#eec7aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #d6b399
  3. #be9f88
  4. #a78b77
  5. #8f7766
  6. #776455
  7. #5f5044
  8. #473c33
  9. #302822
  10. #181411
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec7aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #f0cdb3
  3. #f1d2bb
  4. #f3d8c4
  5. #f5ddcc
  6. #f7e3d5
  7. #f8e9dd
  8. #faeee6
  9. #fcf4ee
  10. #fdf9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec7aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec7aa
  2. #e3c0a6
  3. #d8b9a2
  4. #cdb29d
  5. #c2ab99
  6. #b7a495
  7. #ac9c91
  8. #a1958d
  9. #968e88
  10. #8b8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dccbc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c9a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd2aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fabfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec8a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ceaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5c3b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec7aa {
  color: #eec7aa;
}
Background
.bg-eec7aa {
  background-color: #eec7aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec7aa {
  border: 2px solid #eec7aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec7aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 67% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec7aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec7aa, #eee9aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec7aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 170 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 1.16 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 2.67 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.94 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.38 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.62 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.10 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.23 #113855 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#eec7aa  rgb(238, 199, 170)  hsl(26, 67%, 80%)  Desert Sand
#aad1ee  rgb(170, 209, 238)  hsl(206, 67%, 80%)  Columbia Blue
#aaeec7  rgb(170, 238, 199)  hsl(146, 67%, 80%)  Magic Mint
#c7aaee  rgb(199, 170, 238)  hsl(266, 67%, 80%)  Wisteria