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#EBC19C

#ebc19c ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebc19c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 33.62% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 28.1°, with 66.39% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.582

Complementary

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #9cc6eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #9cebe9
  3. #9c9feb

Analogous

  1. #eb9c9f
  2. #ebc19c
  3. #ebe99c

Triadic

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #9cebc1
  3. #c19ceb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #c6eb9c
  3. #9cc6eb
  4. #c19ceb

Square

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #9feb9c
  3. #9cc6eb
  4. #e99ceb

Monochromatic

  1. #c67228
  2. #de995c
  3. #ebc19c
  4. #f8e9dc
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#ebc19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #d4ae8c
  3. #bc9a7d
  4. #a5876d
  5. #8d745e
  6. #76614e
  7. #5e4d3e
  8. #473a2f
  9. #2f271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #edc7a6
  3. #efcdb0
  4. #f1d4ba
  5. #f3dac4
  6. #f5e0ce
  7. #f7e6d7
  8. #f9ece1
  9. #fbf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc19c
  2. #e0bb99
  3. #d6b496
  4. #cbae94
  5. #c0a791
  6. #b6a18e
  7. #ab9a8b
  8. #a09488
  9. #958d86
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cc9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac29b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c89c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc19c {
  color: #ebc19c;
}
Background
.bg-ebc19c {
  background-color: #ebc19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc19c {
  border: 2px solid #ebc19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 66% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc19c, #ebe99c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.89 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.67 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.68 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.71 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.01 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.88 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.00 #143e63 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ebc19c  rgb(235, 193, 156)  hsl(28, 66%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9cc6eb  rgb(156, 198, 235)  hsl(208, 66%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9cebc1  rgb(156, 235, 193)  hsl(148, 66%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19ceb  rgb(193, 156, 235)  hsl(268, 66%, 77%)  Wisteria