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#E3C19F

#e3c19f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3c19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.98% magenta, 29.96% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 54.84% saturation and 75.69% 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 3.97.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5697

Complementary

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #9fc1e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #9fe3e3
  3. #9f9fe3

Analogous

  1. #e39f9f
  2. #e3c19f
  3. #e3e39f

Triadic

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #9fe3c1
  3. #c19fe3

Tetradic

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #c1e39f
  3. #9fc1e3
  4. #c19fe3

Square

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #9fe39f
  3. #9fc1e3
  4. #e39fe3

Monochromatic

  1. #b47535
  2. #d29b64
  3. #e3c19f
  4. #f4e7da
  5. #faf5ef

Shades

#e3c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #ccae8f
  3. #b69a7f
  4. #9f876f
  5. #88745f
  6. #726150
  7. #5b4d40
  8. #443a30
  9. #2d2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #e6c7a9
  3. #e9cdb2
  4. #ebd4bc
  5. #eedac5
  6. #f1e0cf
  7. #f4e6d9
  8. #f7ece2
  9. #f9f3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3c19f
  2. #d9bb9c
  3. #cfb499
  4. #c5ae96
  5. #bba793
  6. #b2a190
  7. #a89a8c
  8. #9e9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 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 #cdc29d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5caa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac69f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3c19f {
  color: #e3c19f;
}
Background
.bg-e3c19f {
  background-color: #e3c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3c19f {
  border: 2px solid #e3c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 55% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3c19f, #e3e39f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.97 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.64 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.72 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.28 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.95 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.15 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.18 #1c3e60 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e3c19f  rgb(227, 193, 159)  hsl(30, 55%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9fc1e3  rgb(159, 193, 227)  hsl(210, 55%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fe3c1  rgb(159, 227, 193)  hsl(150, 55%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19fe3  rgb(193, 159, 227)  hsl(270, 55%, 76%)  Wisteria