Sand (E4B9AA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Sand"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Sand pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E4B9AA

RGB rgb(228, 185, 170)

HSL hsl(16°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:19% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.5488

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.78:1

Aa — #E4B9AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.82:1

Aa — #E4B9AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4B9AA #AAD5E4

Analogous

#E4AAB7 #E4B9AA #E4D6AA

Triadic

#E4B9AA #AAE4B9 #B9AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4B9AA #AAE4D6 #AAB7E4

Tetradic

#E4B9AA #B7E4AA #AAD5E4 #D6AAE4

Monochromatic

#8A4E38 #C17F67 #DEBCAF #EDDAD4 #FFFFFF

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