Sand (D5CAB8) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Sand"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Sand pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D5CAB8

RGB rgb(213, 202, 184)

HSL hsl(37°, 26%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:14% K:16%

Luminance 0.6067

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.62:1

Aa — #D5CAB8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.97:1

Aa — #D5CAB8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5CAB8 #B8C3D5

Analogous

#D5BCB8 #D5CAB8 #D2D5B8

Triadic

#D5CAB8 #B8D5CA #CAB8D5

Split-comp.

#D5CAB8 #B8D2D5 #BCB8D5

Tetradic

#D5CAB8 #B8D5BC #B8C3D5 #D5B8D2

Monochromatic

#706551 #A59883 #D0C9BE #E5E2DC #FFFFFF

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