Sand (DFC5AF) — 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 #DFC5AF

RGB rgb(223, 197, 175)

HSL hsl(28°, 43%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:22% K:13%

Luminance 0.5952

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #DFC5AF

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.74:1

Aa — #DFC5AF

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#DFC5AF #AFC9DF

Analogous

#DFAFB0 #DFC5AF #DFDDAF

Triadic

#DFC5AF #AFDFC5 #C5AFDF

Split-comp.

#DFC5AF #AFDFDD #AFB0DF

Tetradic

#DFC5AF #B0DFAF #AFC9DF #DDAFDF

Monochromatic

#815F41 #B79271 #D9C6B4 #EAE0D6 #FFFFFF

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