Sand (DDCEB0) — 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 #DDCEB0

RGB rgb(221, 206, 176)

HSL hsl(40°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6344

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.55:1

Aa — #DDCEB0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.53:1

Aa — #DDCEB0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCEB0 #B0BFDD

Analogous

#DDB8B0 #DDCEB0 #D6DDB0

Triadic

#DDCEB0 #B0DDCE #CEB0DD

Split-comp.

#DDCEB0 #B0D6DD #B8B0DD

Tetradic

#DDCEB0 #B0DDB8 #B0BFDD #DDB0D6

Monochromatic

#7E6B44 #B49F74 #D8CDB6 #EAE3D7 #FFFFFF

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