Sand (E4C9AA) — 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 #E4C9AA

RGB rgb(228, 201, 170)

HSL hsl(32°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.6195

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.59:1

Aa — #E4C9AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.23:1

Aa — #E4C9AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C9AA #AAC5E4

Analogous

#E4ACAA #E4C9AA #E2E4AA

Triadic

#E4C9AA #AAE4C9 #C9AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C9AA #AAE2E4 #ACAAE4

Tetradic

#E4C9AA #AAE4AC #AAC5E4 #E4AAE2

Monochromatic

#8A6438 #C19767 #DEC8AF #EDE1D4 #FFFFFF

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