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#E4C19F

#e4c19f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4c19f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 75.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 30.26% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 29.57°, with 56.1% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.5714

Complementary

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #9fc2e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #9fe4e4
  3. #9f9fe4

Analogous

  1. #e49f9f
  2. #e4c19f
  3. #e4e49f

Triadic

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #9fe4c1
  3. #c19fe4

Tetradic

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #c2e49f
  3. #9fc2e4
  4. #c19fe4

Square

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #9fe49f
  3. #9fc2e4
  4. #e49fe4

Monochromatic

  1. #b77433
  2. #d39a63
  3. #e4c19f
  4. #f5e8db
  5. #fbf5ef

Shades

#e4c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #cdae8f
  3. #b69a7f
  4. #a0876f
  5. #89745f
  6. #726150
  7. #5b4d40
  8. #443a30
  9. #2e2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #e7c7a9
  3. #e9cdb2
  4. #ecd4bc
  5. #efdac5
  6. #f2e0cf
  7. #f4e6d9
  8. #f7ece2
  9. #faf3ec
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4c19f
  2. #dabb9c
  3. #d0b499
  4. #c6ae96
  5. #bca793
  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 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc29d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5caa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebbcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4c19f {
  color: #e4c19f;
}
Background
.bg-e4c19f {
  background-color: #e4c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4c19f {
  border: 2px solid #e4c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 56% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4c19f, #e4e49f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.77 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.80 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.86 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.14 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.67 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.01 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.04 #1b3e60 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e4c19f  rgb(228, 193, 159)  hsl(30, 56%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9fc2e4  rgb(159, 194, 228)  hsl(210, 56%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fe4c1  rgb(159, 228, 193)  hsl(150, 56%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19fe4  rgb(193, 159, 228)  hsl(270, 56%, 76%)  Wisteria