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#E7C19C

#e7c19c ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7c19c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.45% magenta, 32.47% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 29.6°, with 60.98% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5753

Complementary

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #9cc2e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #9ce7e7
  3. #9c9ce7

Analogous

  1. #e79c9c
  2. #e7c19c
  3. #e7e79c

Triadic

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #9ce7c1
  3. #c19ce7

Tetradic

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #c2e79c
  3. #9cc2e7
  4. #c19ce7

Square

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #9ce79c
  3. #9cc2e7
  4. #e79ce7

Monochromatic

  1. #bc742e
  2. #d89a5e
  3. #e7c19c
  4. #f6e8da
  5. #fbf5ef

Shades

#e7c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #d0ae8c
  3. #b99a7d
  4. #a2876d
  5. #8b745e
  6. #74614e
  7. #5c4d3e
  8. #453a2f
  9. #2e271f
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #e9c7a6
  3. #eccdb0
  4. #eed4ba
  5. #f1dac4
  6. #f3e0ce
  7. #f5e6d7
  8. #f8ece1
  9. #faf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7c19c
  2. #ddbb99
  3. #d2b496
  4. #c8ae94
  5. #bea791
  6. #b4a18e
  7. #a99a8b
  8. #9f9488
  9. #958d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c29b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc79c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efbcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7c19c {
  color: #e7c19c;
}
Background
.bg-e7c19c {
  background-color: #e7c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7c19c {
  border: 2px solid #e7c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 61% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7c19c, #e7e79c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.17 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.31 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.91 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.00 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.12 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.55 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.00 #183e63 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e7c19c  rgb(231, 193, 156)  hsl(30, 61%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9cc2e7  rgb(156, 194, 231)  hsl(210, 61%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ce7c1  rgb(156, 231, 193)  hsl(150, 61%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19ce7  rgb(193, 156, 231)  hsl(270, 61%, 76%)  Wisteria