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#E3C19E

#e3c19e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3c19e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 75.69% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.98% magenta, 30.4% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 30.43°, with 55.2% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5694

Complementary

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #9ec0e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #9ee3e3
  3. #9e9ee3

Analogous

  1. #e39e9e
  2. #e3c19e
  3. #e3e39e

Triadic

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #9ee3c1
  3. #c19ee3

Tetradic

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #c0e39e
  3. #9ec0e3
  4. #c19ee3

Square

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #9ee39e
  3. #9ec0e3
  4. #e39ee3

Monochromatic

  1. #b47534
  2. #d29b63
  3. #e3c19e
  4. #f4e7d9
  5. #faf5ef

Shades

#e3c19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #ccae8e
  3. #b69a7e
  4. #9f876f
  5. #88745f
  6. #72614f
  7. #5b4d3f
  8. #443a2f
  9. #2d2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3c19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #e6c7a8
  3. #e9cdb1
  4. #ebd4bb
  5. #eedac5
  6. #f1e0cf
  7. #f4e6d8
  8. #f7ece2
  9. #f9f3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3c19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3c19e
  2. #d9bb9b
  3. #cfb498
  4. #c5ae95
  5. #bba792
  6. #b2a18f
  7. #a89a8c
  8. #9e9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc29c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5ca9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c29d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc69e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3c19e {
  color: #e3c19e;
}
Background
.bg-e3c19e {
  background-color: #e3c19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3c19e {
  border: 2px solid #e3c19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3c19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 55% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3c19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3c19e, #e3e39e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3c19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.26 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.43 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.45 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.33 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.05 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 6.16 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.22 #1c3e61 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e3c19e  rgb(227, 193, 158)  hsl(30, 55%, 75%)  Desert Sand
#9ec0e3  rgb(158, 192, 227)  hsl(210, 55%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ee3c1  rgb(158, 227, 193)  hsl(150, 55%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#c19ee3  rgb(193, 158, 227)  hsl(270, 55%, 75%)  Wisteria