Sand (E1BEAD) — 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 #E1BEAD

RGB rgb(225, 190, 173)

HSL hsl(20°, 46%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:23% K:12%

Luminance 0.5665

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.73:1

Aa — #E1BEAD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.17:1

Aa — #E1BEAD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E1BEAD #ADD0E1

Analogous

#E1ADB6 #E1BEAD #E1D8AD

Triadic

#E1BEAD #ADE1BE #BEADE1

Split-comp.

#E1BEAD #ADE1D8 #ADB6E1

Tetradic

#E1BEAD #B6E1AD #ADD0E1 #D8ADE1

Monochromatic

#84553E #BA876D #DBC0B3 #EBDDD5 #FFFFFF

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