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#EFC49E

#efc49e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efc49e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 76.86% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 33.89% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.15°, with 71.68% saturation and 77.84% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.603

Complementary

  1. #efc49e
  2. #9ec9ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc49e
  2. #9eefec
  3. #9ea0ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9ea0
  2. #efc49e
  3. #efec9e

Triadic

  1. #efc49e
  2. #9eefc4
  3. #c49eef

Tetradic

  1. #efc49e
  2. #c9ef9e
  3. #9ec9ef
  4. #c49eef

Square

  1. #efc49e
  2. #a0ef9e
  3. #9ec9ef
  4. #ec9eef

Monochromatic

  1. #d17523
  2. #e49c5c
  3. #efc49e
  4. #faece0
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#efc49e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc49e
  2. #d7b08e
  3. #bf9d7e
  4. #a7896f
  5. #8f765f
  6. #78624f
  7. #604e3f
  8. #483b2f
  9. #302720
  10. #181410
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc49e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc49e
  2. #f1caa8
  3. #f2d0b1
  4. #f4d6bb
  5. #f5dcc5
  6. #f7e2cf
  7. #f9e7d8
  8. #faede2
  9. #fcf3ec
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc49e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc49e
  2. #e4bd9b
  3. #d9b698
  4. #ceb095
  5. #c3a992
  6. #b8a28f
  7. #ac9b8c
  8. #a19489
  9. #968e86
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbc9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c69b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd09f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdbbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec59c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cb9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7bfaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc49e {
  color: #efc49e;
}
Background
.bg-efc49e {
  background-color: #efc49e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc49e {
  border: 2px solid #efc49e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc49e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 196 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc49e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc49e, #efec9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc49e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 196 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.87 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.97 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 3.99 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.29 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.24 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.38 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.93 #103b61 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efc49e  rgb(239, 196, 158)  hsl(28, 72%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#9ec9ef  rgb(158, 201, 239)  hsl(208, 72%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#9eefc4  rgb(158, 239, 196)  hsl(148, 72%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#c49eef  rgb(196, 158, 239)  hsl(268, 72%, 78%)  Wisteria