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#EFC19D

#efc19d ≈ Desert Sand

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efc19d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 34.31% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.34°, with 71.93% saturation and 77.65% 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 3.81.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.5892

Complementary

  1. #efc19d
  2. #9dcbef

Split complementary

  1. #efc19d
  2. #9defea
  3. #9da2ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9da2
  2. #efc19d
  3. #efea9d

Triadic

  1. #efc19d
  2. #9defc1
  3. #c19def

Tetradic

  1. #efc19d
  2. #cbef9d
  3. #9dcbef
  4. #c19def

Square

  1. #efc19d
  2. #a2ef9d
  3. #9dcbef
  4. #ea9def

Monochromatic

  1. #d16f22
  2. #e4975b
  3. #efc19d
  4. #faebdf
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#efc19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc19d
  2. #d7ae8d
  3. #bf9a7e
  4. #a7876e
  5. #8f745e
  6. #78614f
  7. #604d3f
  8. #483a2f
  9. #30271f
  10. #181310
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc19d
  2. #f1c7a7
  3. #f2cdb1
  4. #f4d4ba
  5. #f5dac4
  6. #f7e0ce
  7. #f9e6d8
  8. #faece2
  9. #fcf3eb
  10. #fdf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc19d
  2. #e4bb9a
  3. #d9b497
  4. #ceae94
  5. #c3a791
  6. #b8a18f
  7. #ac9a8c
  8. #a19489
  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 #dac6ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc49b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dace9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c99d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc19d {
  color: #efc19d;
}
Background
.bg-efc19d {
  background-color: #efc19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc19d {
  border: 2px solid #efc19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc19d, #efea9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.81 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.91 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.78 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.79 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.83 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.92 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.99 #103e62 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Desert Sand
#efc19d  rgb(239, 193, 157)  hsl(26, 72%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#9dcbef  rgb(157, 203, 239)  hsl(206, 72%, 78%)  Light Sky Blue
#9defc1  rgb(157, 239, 193)  hsl(146, 72%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c19def  rgb(193, 157, 239)  hsl(266, 72%, 78%)  Wisteria