Information about Desert Sand color

#EDC9AF - Desert Sand color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDC9AF, known as "Desert Sand", falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 201, 175) — 92.9% red, 78.8% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 24 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #EDC9AF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Peachpuff (#EECBAD). Slightly further away sit Pastel Tan (#E9C9AA) and Zinnwaldite (#EBC2AF).

The recipe behind #EDC9AF is rgb(237, 201, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. The name "Desert Sand" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Desert Sand color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Desert Sand color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Desert Sand

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White

#FFFFFF

Desert Sand color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Desert Sand

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Black

#000000

Desert Sand color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Desert Sand

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Grey

#808080

Desert Sand color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EDC9AF
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Desert Sand color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#EDC9AF
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Desert Sand

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Zinnwaldite color link
Zinnwaldite

#EBC2AF

Manila color link
Manila

#E7C9A9

Sandalwood Beige color link
Sandalwood Beige

#F2D1B1

Triple Solitaire color link
Triple Solitaire

#E4CBAB

Durian White color link
Durian White

#E6D0AB

Givry color link
Givry

#EBD4AE

Natural Beige color link
Natural Beige

#E4C9A8

Pale Light Grayish Vermilion color link
Pale Light Grayish Vermilion

#E7C4B8

Quarter Canterbury Clay color link
Quarter Canterbury Clay

#E5D2AF

Light Wood color link
Light Wood

#E9C2A6

Desert Sand color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC9AF
  • RGB237, 201, 175
  • CMYK0, 14, 24, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 201, 175)
  • HSL25°, 63%, 81%
  • HSL Precise25.161°, 63.265%, 80.784%
  • HSV25°, 26%, 93%
  • HSB25°, 26%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.788, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.788, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.788, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDC9AF
  • DECIMAL ID15583663
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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