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#E8C19F

#e8c19f ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8c19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.81% magenta, 31.47% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 27.95°, with 61.34% saturation and 76.67% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.578

Complementary

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #9fc6e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #9fe8e6
  3. #9fa2e8

Analogous

  1. #e89fa2
  2. #e8c19f
  3. #e8e69f

Triadic

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #9fe8c1
  3. #c19fe8

Tetradic

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #c6e89f
  3. #9fc6e8
  4. #c19fe8

Square

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #a2e89f
  3. #9fc6e8
  4. #e69fe8

Monochromatic

  1. #c0722e
  2. #d99961
  3. #e8c19f
  4. #f7e9dd
  5. #fbf4ef

Shades

#e8c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #d1ae8f
  3. #ba9a7f
  4. #a2876f
  5. #8b745f
  6. #746150
  7. #5d4d40
  8. #463a30
  9. #2e2720
  10. #171310
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #eac7a9
  3. #edcdb2
  4. #efd4bc
  5. #f1dac5
  6. #f4e0cf
  7. #f6e6d9
  8. #f8ece2
  9. #faf3ec
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8c19f
  2. #debb9c
  3. #d3b499
  4. #c9ae96
  5. #bea793
  6. #b4a190
  7. #aa9a8c
  8. #9f9489
  9. #958d86
  10. #8a8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc39d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cca0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0bcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8c19f {
  color: #e8c19f;
}
Background
.bg-e8c19f {
  background-color: #e8c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8c19f {
  border: 2px solid #e8c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 61% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8c19f, #e8e69f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.23 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.66 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.78 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.34 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.51 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.81 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.81 #173e60 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#e8c19f  rgb(232, 193, 159)  hsl(28, 61%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9fc6e8  rgb(159, 198, 232)  hsl(208, 61%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#9fe8c1  rgb(159, 232, 193)  hsl(148, 61%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19fe8  rgb(193, 159, 232)  hsl(268, 61%, 77%)  Wisteria