Sand (DDCCB1) — 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 #DDCCB1

RGB rgb(221, 204, 177)

HSL hsl(37°, 39%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6253

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.57:1

Aa — #DDCCB1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.35:1

Aa — #DDCCB1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCCB1 #B1C2DD

Analogous

#DDB6B1 #DDCCB1 #D8DDB1

Triadic

#DDCCB1 #B1DDCC #CCB1DD

Split-comp.

#DDCCB1 #B1D8DD #B6B1DD

Tetradic

#DDCCB1 #B1DDB6 #B1C2DD #DDB1D8

Monochromatic

#7D6745 #B39B75 #D7CBB7 #E9E2D8 #FFFFFF

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