Sand (DED5B0) — 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 #DED5B0

RGB rgb(222, 213, 176)

HSL hsl(48°, 41%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:4% Y:21% K:13%

Luminance 0.67

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.47:1

Aa — #DED5B0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.25:1

Aa — #DED5B0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DED5B0 #B0B9DE

Analogous

#DEBEB0 #DED5B0 #D0DEB0

Triadic

#DED5B0 #B0DED5 #D5B0DE

Split-comp.

#DED5B0 #B0D0DE #BEB0DE

Tetradic

#DED5B0 #B0DEBE #B0B9DE #DEB0D0

Monochromatic

#7F7343 #B5A873 #D8D1B6 #EAE6D7 #FFFFFF

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