Sand (E4C0AA) — 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 #E4C0AA

RGB rgb(228, 192, 170)

HSL hsl(23°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:16% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.5789

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.69:1

Aa — #E4C0AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.42:1

Aa — #E4C0AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C0AA #AACEE4

Analogous

#E4AAB1 #E4C0AA #E4DDAA

Triadic

#E4C0AA #AAE4C0 #C0AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C0AA #AAE4DD #AAB1E4

Tetradic

#E4C0AA #B1E4AA #AACEE4 #DDAAE4

Monochromatic

#8A5738 #C18967 #DEC1AF #EDDDD4 #FFFFFF

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