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#E6C19D

#e6c19d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6c19d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 75.69% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.09% magenta, 31.74% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 29.59°, with 59.35% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.574

Complementary

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #9dc2e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #9de6e5
  3. #9d9de6

Analogous

  1. #e69d9d
  2. #e6c19d
  3. #e6e59d

Triadic

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #9de6c1
  3. #c19de6

Tetradic

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #c2e69d
  3. #9dc2e6
  4. #c19de6

Square

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #9de69d
  3. #9dc2e6
  4. #e59de6

Monochromatic

  1. #ba7430
  2. #d69a60
  3. #e6c19d
  4. #f6e8da
  5. #fbf5ef

Shades

#e6c19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #cfae8d
  3. #b89a7e
  4. #a1876e
  5. #8a745e
  6. #73614f
  7. #5c4d3f
  8. #453a2f
  9. #2e271f
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6c19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #e9c7a7
  3. #ebcdb1
  4. #eed4ba
  5. #f0dac4
  6. #f3e0ce
  7. #f5e6d8
  8. #f8ece2
  9. #faf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6c19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6c19d
  2. #dcbb9a
  3. #d2b497
  4. #c7ae94
  5. #bda791
  6. #b3a18f
  7. #a99a8c
  8. #9f9489
  9. #948d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6cb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc79d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eebcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6c19d {
  color: #e6c19d;
}
Background
.bg-e6c19d {
  background-color: #e6c19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6c19d {
  border: 2px solid #e6c19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6c19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 59% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6c19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6c19d, #e6e59d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6c19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.01 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.45 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.93 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.96 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.41 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.57 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.00 #193e62 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e6c19d  rgb(230, 193, 157)  hsl(30, 59%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9dc2e6  rgb(157, 194, 230)  hsl(210, 59%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9de6c1  rgb(157, 230, 193)  hsl(150, 59%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19de6  rgb(193, 157, 230)  hsl(270, 59%, 76%)  Wisteria