Sand (D9CEB5) — 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 #D9CEB5

RGB rgb(217, 206, 181)

HSL hsl(42°, 32%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.6303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.56:1

Aa — #D9CEB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.45:1

Aa — #D9CEB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9CEB5 #B5C0D9

Analogous

#D9BCB5 #D9CEB5 #D2D9B5

Triadic

#D9CEB5 #B5D9CE #CEB5D9

Split-comp.

#D9CEB5 #B5D2D9 #BCB5D9

Tetradic

#D9CEB5 #B5D9BC #B5C0D9 #D9B5D2

Monochromatic

#76694C #AB9D7C #D3CCBB #E7E3DA #FFFFFF

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