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#EDC19D

#edc19d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edc19d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.57% magenta, 33.76% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 27°, with 68.97% saturation and 77.25% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5858

Complementary

  1. #edc19d
  2. #9dc9ed

Split complementary

  1. #edc19d
  2. #9dede9
  3. #9da1ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9da1
  2. #edc19d
  3. #ede99d

Triadic

  1. #edc19d
  2. #9dedc1
  3. #c19ded

Tetradic

  1. #edc19d
  2. #c9ed9d
  3. #9dc9ed
  4. #c19ded

Square

  1. #edc19d
  2. #a1ed9d
  3. #9dc9ed
  4. #e99ded

Monochromatic

  1. #cc7025
  2. #e1985c
  3. #edc19d
  4. #f9eade
  5. #fcf4ee

Shades

#edc19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc19d
  2. #d5ae8d
  3. #be9a7e
  4. #a6876e
  5. #8e745e
  6. #77614f
  7. #5f4d3f
  8. #473a2f
  9. #2f271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc19d
  2. #efc7a7
  3. #f1cdb1
  4. #f2d4ba
  5. #f4dac4
  6. #f6e0ce
  7. #f8e6d8
  8. #faece2
  9. #fbf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc19d
  2. #e2bb9a
  3. #d7b497
  4. #ccae94
  5. #c1a791
  6. #b7a18f
  7. #ac9a8c
  8. #a19489
  9. #968d86
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc49b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c89d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc19d {
  color: #edc19d;
}
Background
.bg-edc19d {
  background-color: #edc19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc19d {
  border: 2px solid #edc19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 69% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc19d, #ede99d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.68 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.16 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.69 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.80 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.70 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.89 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.02 #123e62 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#edc19d  rgb(237, 193, 157)  hsl(27, 69%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9dc9ed  rgb(157, 201, 237)  hsl(207, 69%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9dedc1  rgb(157, 237, 193)  hsl(147, 69%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19ded  rgb(193, 157, 237)  hsl(267, 69%, 77%)  Wisteria