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#EFC19B

#efc19b ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efc19b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 35.15% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.14°, with 72.41% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5886

Complementary

  1. #efc19b
  2. #9bc9ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc19b
  2. #9befeb
  3. #9b9fef

Analogous

  1. #ef9b9f
  2. #efc19b
  3. #efeb9b

Triadic

  1. #efc19b
  2. #9befc1
  3. #c19bef

Tetradic

  1. #efc19b
  2. #c9ef9b
  3. #9bc9ef
  4. #c19bef

Square

  1. #efc19b
  2. #9fef9b
  3. #9bc9ef
  4. #eb9bef

Monochromatic

  1. #d07021
  2. #e49859
  3. #efc19b
  4. #faeadd
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#efc19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc19b
  2. #d7ae8c
  3. #bf9a7c
  4. #a7876d
  5. #8f745d
  6. #78614e
  7. #604d3e
  8. #483a2f
  9. #30271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc19b
  2. #f1c7a5
  3. #f2cdaf
  4. #f4d4b9
  5. #f5dac3
  6. #f7e0cd
  7. #f9e6d7
  8. #faece1
  9. #fcf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc19b
  2. #e4bb98
  3. #d9b496
  4. #ceae93
  5. #c3a790
  6. #b8a18e
  7. #ac9a8b
  8. #a19488
  9. #968d85
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc498 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dace9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c99b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bbac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc19b {
  color: #efc19b;
}
Background
.bg-efc19b {
  background-color: #efc19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc19b {
  border: 2px solid #efc19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc19b, #efeb9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.21 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.31 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.35 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.74 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.60 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.02 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.08 #103e64 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efc19b  rgb(239, 193, 155)  hsl(27, 72%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9bc9ef  rgb(155, 201, 239)  hsl(207, 72%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9befc1  rgb(155, 239, 193)  hsl(147, 72%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19bef  rgb(193, 155, 239)  hsl(267, 72%, 77%)  Wisteria