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#eecdb5 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#eecdb5 is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 80.39% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 23.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 25.26°, with 62.64% saturation and 82.16% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.6518

Complementary

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #b5d6ee

Split complementary

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #b5eeea
  3. #b5baee

Analogous

  1. #eeb5ba
  2. #eecdb5
  3. #eeeab5

Triadic

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #b5eecd
  3. #cdb5ee

Tetradic

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #d6eeb5
  3. #b5d6ee
  4. #cdb5ee

Square

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #baeeb5
  3. #b5d6ee
  4. #eab5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #d17939
  2. #e0a377
  3. #eecdb5
  4. #fbf4ee
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#eecdb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #d6b9a3
  3. #bea491
  4. #a7907f
  5. #8f7b6d
  6. #77675b
  7. #5f5248
  8. #473e36
  9. #302924
  10. #181512
  11. #000000

Tints

#eecdb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #f0d2bc
  3. #f1d7c4
  4. #f3dccb
  5. #f5e1d3
  6. #f7e6da
  7. #f8ebe1
  8. #faf0e9
  9. #fcf5f0
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eecdb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eecdb5
  2. #e3c5b0
  3. #d8beaa
  4. #cdb6a5
  5. #c2aea0
  6. #b7a79b
  7. #ac9f95
  8. #a19790
  9. #968f8b
  10. #8b8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded1c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cfb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded6b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ceb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d2b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4c9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eecdb5 {
  color: #eecdb5;
}
Background
.bg-eecdb5 {
  background-color: #eecdb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eecdb5 {
  border: 2px solid #eecdb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eecdb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 205 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 63% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eecdb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eecdb5, #eeeab5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eecdb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 205 181 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 1.28 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.47 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.19 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.29 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.39 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.58 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.62 #11324a Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#eecdb5  rgb(238, 205, 181)  hsl(25, 63%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b5d6ee  rgb(181, 214, 238)  hsl(205, 63%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#b5eecd  rgb(181, 238, 205)  hsl(145, 63%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cdb5ee  rgb(205, 181, 238)  hsl(265, 63%, 82%)  Mauve