Sand (E4C5AA) — 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 #E4C5AA

RGB rgb(228, 197, 170)

HSL hsl(28°, 52%, 78%)

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

Luminance 0.6012

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.63:1

Aa — #E4C5AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.87:1

Aa — #E4C5AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C5AA #AAC9E4

Analogous

#E4AAAC #E4C5AA #E4E2AA

Triadic

#E4C5AA #AAE4C5 #C5AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C5AA #AAE4E2 #AAACE4

Tetradic

#E4C5AA #ACE4AA #AAC9E4 #E2AAE4

Monochromatic

#8A5E38 #C19167 #DEC5AF #EDE0D4 #FFFFFF

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