Sand (E2C6AC) — 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 #E2C6AC

RGB rgb(226, 198, 172)

HSL hsl(29°, 48%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:24% K:11%

Luminance 0.6033

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #E2C6AC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.91:1

Aa — #E2C6AC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E2C6AC #ACC8E2

Analogous

#E2ACAD #E2C6AC #E2E1AC

Triadic

#E2C6AC #ACE2C6 #C6ACE2

Split-comp.

#E2C6AC #ACE2E1 #ACADE2

Tetradic

#E2C6AC #ADE2AC #ACC8E2 #E1ACE2

Monochromatic

#86603C #BD936B #DCC6B2 #ECE0D5 #FFFFFF

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