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#EBC19E

#ebc19e ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebc19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 32.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 65.81% saturation and 77.06% 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 3.39.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5827

Complementary

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #9ec8eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #9eebe7
  3. #9ea2eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9ea2
  2. #ebc19e
  3. #ebe79e

Triadic

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #9eebc1
  3. #c19eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #c8eb9e
  3. #9ec8eb
  4. #c19eeb

Square

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #a2eb9e
  3. #9ec8eb
  4. #e79eeb

Monochromatic

  1. #c77129
  2. #de985f
  3. #ebc19e
  4. #f8eadd
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#ebc19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #d4ae8e
  3. #bc9a7e
  4. #a5876f
  5. #8d745f
  6. #76614f
  7. #5e4d3f
  8. #473a2f
  9. #2f2720
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #edc7a8
  3. #efcdb1
  4. #f1d4bb
  5. #f3dac5
  6. #f5e0cf
  7. #f7e6d8
  8. #f9ece2
  9. #fbf3ec
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc19e
  2. #e0bb9b
  3. #d6b498
  4. #cbae95
  5. #c0a792
  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 #cec39c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cd9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8b8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac29d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c89e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3bcae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc19e {
  color: #ebc19e;
}
Background
.bg-ebc19e {
  background-color: #ebc19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc19e {
  border: 2px solid #ebc19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 66% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc19e, #ebe79e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.39 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.26 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.68 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.10 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.58 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.82 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.93 #143e61 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#ebc19e  rgb(235, 193, 158)  hsl(27, 66%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9ec8eb  rgb(158, 200, 235)  hsl(207, 66%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9eebc1  rgb(158, 235, 193)  hsl(147, 66%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19eeb  rgb(193, 158, 235)  hsl(267, 66%, 77%)  Wisteria