Sand (E4C3AA) — 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 #E4C3AA

RGB rgb(228, 195, 170)

HSL hsl(26°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.5922

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.66:1

Aa — #E4C3AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.69:1

Aa — #E4C3AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C3AA #AACBE4

Analogous

#E4AAAE #E4C3AA #E4E0AA

Triadic

#E4C3AA #AAE4C3 #C3AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C3AA #AAE4E0 #AAAEE4

Tetradic

#E4C3AA #AEE4AA #AACBE4 #E0AAE4

Monochromatic

#8A5B38 #C18E67 #DEC4AF #EDDFD4 #FFFFFF

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