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#EFCDB3

#efcdb3 ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#efcdb3 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 80.39% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26°, with 65.22% saturation and 81.96% 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 14.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 1.1.

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Relative luminance0.6527

Complementary

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #b3d5ef

Split complementary

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #b3efeb
  3. #b3b7ef

Analogous

  1. #efb3b7
  2. #efcdb3
  3. #efebb3

Triadic

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #b3efcd
  3. #cdb3ef

Tetradic

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #d5efb3
  3. #b3d5ef
  4. #cdb3ef

Square

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #b7efb3
  3. #b3d5ef
  4. #ebb3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d47a35
  2. #e2a374
  3. #efcdb3
  4. #fbf4ee
  5. #fbf4ee

Shades

#efcdb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #d7b9a1
  3. #bfa48f
  4. #a7907d
  5. #8f7b6b
  6. #78675a
  7. #605248
  8. #483e36
  9. #302924
  10. #181512
  11. #000000

Tints

#efcdb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #f1d2bb
  3. #f2d7c2
  4. #f4dcca
  5. #f5e1d1
  6. #f7e6d9
  7. #f9ebe1
  8. #faf0e8
  9. #fcf5f0
  10. #fdfaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efcdb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efcdb3
  2. #e4c5ae
  3. #d9bea9
  4. #ceb6a4
  5. #c3ae9f
  6. #b8a79a
  7. #ac9f94
  8. #a1978f
  9. #968f8a
  10. #8b8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd1c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cfb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd6b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fac6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ceb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d3b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c9bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efcdb3 {
  color: #efcdb3;
}
Background
.bg-efcdb3 {
  background-color: #efcdb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efcdb3 {
  border: 2px solid #efcdb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efcdb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 205 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 65% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efcdb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efcdb3, #efebb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efcdb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 205 179 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 1.10 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.22 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.69 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 3.74 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 4.71 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.92 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 6.35 #10324c Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efcdb3  rgb(239, 205, 179)  hsl(26, 65%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b3d5ef  rgb(179, 213, 239)  hsl(206, 65%, 82%)  Columbia Blue
#b3efcd  rgb(179, 239, 205)  hsl(146, 65%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#cdb3ef  rgb(205, 179, 239)  hsl(266, 65%, 82%)  Mauve