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#EFCAB5

#efcab5 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#efcab5 is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 79.22% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 24.27% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 21.72°, with 64.44% saturation and 82.35% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.6393

Complementary

  1. #efcab5
  2. #b5daef

Split complementary

  1. #efcab5
  2. #b5efe7
  3. #b5bdef

Analogous

  1. #efb5bd
  2. #efcab5
  3. #efe7b5

Triadic

  1. #efcab5
  2. #b5efca
  3. #cab5ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcab5
  2. #daefb5
  3. #b5daef
  4. #cab5ef

Square

  1. #efcab5
  2. #bdefb5
  3. #b5daef
  4. #e7b5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d47037
  2. #e19d76
  3. #efcab5
  4. #fbf3ee
  5. #fbf3ee

Shades

#efcab5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcab5
  2. #d7b6a3
  3. #bfa291
  4. #a78d7f
  5. #8f796d
  6. #78655b
  7. #605148
  8. #483d36
  9. #302824
  10. #181412
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcab5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcab5
  2. #f1cfbc
  3. #f2d5c4
  4. #f4dacb
  5. #f5dfd3
  6. #f7e5da
  7. #f9eae1
  8. #faefe9
  9. #fcf4f0
  10. #fdfaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcab5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcab5
  2. #e4c3b0
  3. #d9bbaa
  4. #ceb4a5
  5. #c3aca0
  6. #b8a59b
  7. #ac9e95
  8. #a19690
  9. #968f8b
  10. #8b8785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #decec7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4cdb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd4b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fac4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfccb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d0b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c6be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcab5 {
  color: #efcab5;
}
Background
.bg-efcab5 {
  background-color: #efcab5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcab5 {
  border: 2px solid #efcab5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcab5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 202 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 64% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcab5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcab5, #efe7b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcab5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 202 181 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 2.22 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 2.47 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.17 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.35 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.73 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.75 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 8.60 #10354a Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efcab5  rgb(239, 202, 181)  hsl(22, 64%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b5daef  rgb(181, 218, 239)  hsl(202, 64%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#b5efca  rgb(181, 239, 202)  hsl(142, 64%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cab5ef  rgb(202, 181, 239)  hsl(262, 64%, 82%)  Mauve