Desert Sand (#EDC9AF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.55:1 — vs black: 13.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #EDC9AF
  • RGB rgb(237, 201, 175)
  • HSL hsl(25, 63%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 15, 26, 7 )
  • Websafe #FFCC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EDC9AF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#AFD3ED
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#EDAFB4
#EDE8AF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#AFEDC9
#C9AFED
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#AFEDE8
#AFB4ED
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#B4EDAF
#AFD3ED
#E8AFED
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Desert Sand
#EDC9AF Base
#D17532
#DF9F71
#E6B38E
#F4DFD0
#FAF1EA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Desert Sand, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#150B05
#542E13
#935121
#D17431
#DF9E70
Desert Sand #EDC9AF Base
#F0D1BB
#F2D9C7
#F5E1D2
#F8E9DE
#FAF1EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EDC9AF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EDC9AF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EDC9AF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EDC9AF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EDC9AF,
        #AFD3ED
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EDC9AF,
        #AFD3ED
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$desert-sand: #EDC9AF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$desert-sand-r: 237;
$desert-sand-g: 201;
$desert-sand-b: 175;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $desert-sand;
    color: rgba($desert-sand-r, $desert-sand-g, $desert-sand-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Desert Sand appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EDC9AF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D4D4AE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #CDCDAF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F0C6C6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D0D0D0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Desert Sand ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Desert Sand #EDC9AF Base
Apricot #FBCEB1 ΔE 2.94
Light Apricot #FDD5B1 ΔE 4.22
Peach Puff #FFDAB9 ΔE 4.54
Deep Peach #FFCBA4 ΔE 4.88

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.