Sand (DDD1B0) — 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 #DDD1B0

RGB rgb(221, 209, 176)

HSL hsl(44°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6488

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.52:1

Aa — #DDD1B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.82:1

Aa — #DDD1B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDD1B0 #B0BCDD

Analogous

#DDBBB0 #DDD1B0 #D3DDB0

Triadic

#DDD1B0 #B0DDD1 #D1B0DD

Split-comp.

#DDD1B0 #B0D3DD #BBB0DD

Tetradic

#DDD1B0 #B0DDBB #B0BCDD #DDB0D3

Monochromatic

#7E6E44 #B4A374 #D8CFB6 #EAE5D7 #FFFFFF

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