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#E8C19D

#e8c19d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8c19d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 75.69% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.81% magenta, 32.33% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 28.8°, with 61.98% saturation and 76.27% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5773

Complementary

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #9dc4e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #9de8e6
  3. #9d9ee8

Analogous

  1. #e89d9e
  2. #e8c19d
  3. #e8e69d

Triadic

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #9de8c1
  3. #c19de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #c4e89d
  3. #9dc4e8
  4. #c19de8

Square

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #9ee89d
  3. #9dc4e8
  4. #e69de8

Monochromatic

  1. #bf732d
  2. #d99a5f
  3. #e8c19d
  4. #f7e8db
  5. #fbf5ee

Shades

#e8c19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #d1ae8d
  3. #ba9a7e
  4. #a2876e
  5. #8b745e
  6. #74614f
  7. #5d4d3f
  8. #463a2f
  9. #2e271f
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8c19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #eac7a7
  3. #edcdb1
  4. #efd4ba
  5. #f1dac4
  6. #f4e0ce
  7. #f6e6d8
  8. #f8ece2
  9. #faf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8c19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8c19d
  2. #debb9a
  3. #d3b497
  4. #c9ae94
  5. #bea791
  6. #b4a18f
  7. #aa9a8c
  8. #9f9489
  9. #958d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cc9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec79d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8c19d {
  color: #e8c19d;
}
Background
.bg-e8c19d {
  background-color: #e8c19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8c19d {
  border: 2px solid #e8c19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8c19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 62% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8c19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8c19d, #e8e69d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8c19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.78 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.75 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.78 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.09 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.14 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.41 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.88 #173e62 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e8c19d  rgb(232, 193, 157)  hsl(29, 62%, 76%)  Desert Sand
#9dc4e8  rgb(157, 196, 232)  hsl(209, 62%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#9de8c1  rgb(157, 232, 193)  hsl(149, 62%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#c19de8  rgb(193, 157, 232)  hsl(269, 62%, 76%)  Wisteria