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#EEC8AD

#eec8ad ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eec8ad is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.43% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.97% magenta, 27.31% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 24.92°, with 65.66% saturation and 80.59% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 0.61.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.625

Complementary

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #add3ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #adeee9
  3. #adb3ee

Analogous

  1. #eeadb3
  2. #eec8ad
  3. #eee9ad

Triadic

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #adeec8
  3. #c8adee

Tetradic

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #d3eead
  3. #add3ee
  4. #c8adee

Square

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #b3eead
  3. #add3ee
  4. #e9adee

Monochromatic

  1. #d4732e
  2. #e19d6e
  3. #eec8ad
  4. #fbf3ec
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#eec8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #d6b49c
  3. #bea08a
  4. #a78c79
  5. #8f7868
  6. #776457
  7. #5f5045
  8. #473c34
  9. #302823
  10. #181411
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #f0ceb5
  3. #f1d3bd
  4. #f3d9c6
  5. #f5dece
  6. #f7e4d6
  7. #f8e9de
  8. #faefe6
  9. #fcf4ef
  10. #fdfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec8ad
  2. #e3c1a9
  3. #d8baa4
  4. #cdb2a0
  5. #c2ab9b
  6. #b7a497
  7. #ac9d92
  8. #a1968e
  9. #968e89
  10. #8b8785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcccc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3caab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd2ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fac1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec9ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5c4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec8ad {
  color: #eec8ad;
}
Background
.bg-eec8ad {
  background-color: #eec8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec8ad {
  border: 2px solid #eec8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 200 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 66% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec8ad, #eee9ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 200 173 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 0.61 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 2.58 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 3.92 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.18 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.65 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.55 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.81 #113752 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#eec8ad  rgb(238, 200, 173)  hsl(25, 66%, 81%)  Desert Sand
#add3ee  rgb(173, 211, 238)  hsl(205, 66%, 81%)  Columbia Blue
#adeec8  rgb(173, 238, 200)  hsl(145, 66%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#c8adee  rgb(200, 173, 238)  hsl(265, 66%, 81%)  Wisteria