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#EFC19C

#efc19c ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efc19c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 34.73% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.75°, with 72.17% saturation and 77.45% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Desert Sand (#edc9af), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #efc19c
  2. #9ccaef

Split complementary

  1. #efc19c
  2. #9cefeb
  3. #9ca0ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9ca0
  2. #efc19c
  3. #efeb9c

Triadic

  1. #efc19c
  2. #9cefc1
  3. #c19cef

Tetradic

  1. #efc19c
  2. #caef9c
  3. #9ccaef
  4. #c19cef

Square

  1. #efc19c
  2. #a0ef9c
  3. #9ccaef
  4. #eb9cef

Monochromatic

  1. #d07022
  2. #e4985a
  3. #efc19c
  4. #faeade
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#efc19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc19c
  2. #d7ae8c
  3. #bf9a7d
  4. #a7876d
  5. #8f745e
  6. #78614e
  7. #604d3e
  8. #483a2f
  9. #30271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc19c
  2. #f1c7a6
  3. #f2cdb0
  4. #f4d4ba
  5. #f5dac4
  6. #f7e0ce
  7. #f9e6d7
  8. #faece1
  9. #fcf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc19c
  2. #e4bb99
  3. #d9b496
  4. #ceae94
  5. #c3a791
  6. #b8a18e
  7. #ac9a8b
  8. #a19488
  9. #968d86
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dace9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc39a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c99c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc19c {
  color: #efc19c;
}
Background
.bg-efc19c {
  background-color: #efc19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc19c {
  border: 2px solid #efc19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc19c, #efeb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.01 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.12 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.54 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.75 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.86 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.00 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 6.00 #103e63 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efc19c  rgb(239, 193, 156)  hsl(27, 72%, 77%)  Desert Sand
#9ccaef  rgb(156, 202, 239)  hsl(207, 72%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#9cefc1  rgb(156, 239, 193)  hsl(147, 72%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c19cef  rgb(193, 156, 239)  hsl(267, 72%, 77%)  Wisteria