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#E2C19F

#e2c19f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2c19f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 75.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.6% magenta, 29.65% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 30.45°, with 53.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.5681

Complementary

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #9fc0e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #9fe1e2
  3. #a09fe2

Analogous

  1. #e2a09f
  2. #e2c19f
  3. #e1e29f

Triadic

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #9fe2c1
  3. #c19fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #c0e29f
  3. #9fc0e2
  4. #c19fe2

Square

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #9fe2a0
  3. #9fc0e2
  4. #e29fe1

Monochromatic

  1. #b27536
  2. #d09b64
  3. #e2c19f
  4. #f4e7da
  5. #faf5ef

Shades

#e2c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #cbae8f
  3. #b59a7f
  4. #9e876f
  5. #88745f
  6. #716150
  7. #5a4d40
  8. #443a30
  9. #2d2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #e5c7a9
  3. #e8cdb2
  4. #ebd4bc
  5. #eedac5
  6. #f1e0cf
  7. #f3e6d9
  8. #f6ece2
  9. #f9f3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c19f
  2. #d8bb9c
  3. #ceb499
  4. #c5ae96
  5. #bba793
  6. #b1a190
  7. #a79a8c
  8. #9d9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc29d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4caa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac69f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bdae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c19f {
  color: #e2c19f;
}
Background
.bg-e2c19f {
  background-color: #e2c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c19f {
  border: 2px solid #e2c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 54% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c19f, #e1e29f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.20 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.44 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.65 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.45 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.24 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.27 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.36 #1d3e60 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e2c19f  rgb(226, 193, 159)  hsl(30, 54%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9fc0e2  rgb(159, 192, 226)  hsl(210, 54%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fe2c1  rgb(159, 226, 193)  hsl(150, 54%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#c19fe2  rgb(193, 159, 226)  hsl(270, 54%, 75%)  Wisteria