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#EDC19B

#edc19b ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edc19b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.57% magenta, 34.6% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 27.8°, with 69.49% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5851

Complementary

  1. #edc19b
  2. #9bc7ed

Split complementary

  1. #edc19b
  2. #9bedea
  3. #9b9eed

Analogous

  1. #ed9b9e
  2. #edc19b
  3. #edea9b

Triadic

  1. #edc19b
  2. #9bedc1
  3. #c19bed

Tetradic

  1. #edc19b
  2. #c7ed9b
  3. #9bc7ed
  4. #c19bed

Square

  1. #edc19b
  2. #9eed9b
  3. #9bc7ed
  4. #ea9bed

Monochromatic

  1. #cb7124
  2. #e1995a
  3. #edc19b
  4. #f9e9dc
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#edc19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc19b
  2. #d5ae8c
  3. #be9a7c
  4. #a6876d
  5. #8e745d
  6. #77614e
  7. #5f4d3e
  8. #473a2f
  9. #2f271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc19b
  2. #efc7a5
  3. #f1cdaf
  4. #f2d4b9
  5. #f4dac3
  6. #f6e0cd
  7. #f8e6d7
  8. #faece1
  9. #fbf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc19b
  2. #e2bb98
  3. #d7b496
  4. #ccae93
  5. #c1a790
  6. #b7a18e
  7. #ac9a8b
  8. #a19488
  9. #968d85
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cd9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c89b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5bcac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc19b {
  color: #edc19b;
}
Background
.bg-edc19b {
  background-color: #edc19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc19b {
  border: 2px solid #edc19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 69% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc19b, #edea9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.14 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.37 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.61 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.68 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.16 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.95 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.24 #123e64 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#edc19b  rgb(237, 193, 155)  hsl(28, 69%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9bc7ed  rgb(155, 199, 237)  hsl(208, 69%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9bedc1  rgb(155, 237, 193)  hsl(148, 69%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19bed  rgb(193, 155, 237)  hsl(268, 69%, 77%)  Wisteria