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#EBC19D

#ebc19d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebc19d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 33.19% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 27.69°, with 66.1% saturation and 76.86% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5824

Complementary

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #9dc7eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #9debe8
  3. #9da0eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9da0
  2. #ebc19d
  3. #ebe89d

Triadic

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #9debc1
  3. #c19deb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #c7eb9d
  3. #9dc7eb
  4. #c19deb

Square

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #a0eb9d
  3. #9dc7eb
  4. #e89deb

Monochromatic

  1. #c67129
  2. #de995d
  3. #ebc19d
  4. #f8e9dd
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#ebc19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #d4ae8d
  3. #bc9a7e
  4. #a5876e
  5. #8d745e
  6. #76614f
  7. #5e4d3f
  8. #473a2f
  9. #2f271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #edc7a7
  3. #efcdb1
  4. #f1d4ba
  5. #f3dac4
  6. #f5e0ce
  7. #f7e6d8
  8. #f9ece2
  9. #fbf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc19d
  2. #e0bb9a
  3. #d6b497
  4. #cbae94
  5. #c0a791
  6. #b6a18f
  7. #ab9a8c
  8. #a09489
  9. #958d86
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c89d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc19d {
  color: #ebc19d;
}
Background
.bg-ebc19d {
  background-color: #ebc19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc19d {
  border: 2px solid #ebc19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 66% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc19d, #ebe89d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.64 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.48 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.67 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.88 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.29 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.84 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.17 #143e62 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ebc19d  rgb(235, 193, 157)  hsl(28, 66%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9dc7eb  rgb(157, 199, 235)  hsl(208, 66%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9debc1  rgb(157, 235, 193)  hsl(148, 66%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19deb  rgb(193, 157, 235)  hsl(268, 66%, 77%)  Wisteria