Sand (E4D7AA) — 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 #E4D7AA

RGB rgb(228, 215, 170)

HSL hsl(47°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.6872

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #E4D7AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.6:1

Aa — #E4D7AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4D7AA #AAB6E4

Analogous

#E4BAAA #E4D7AA #D4E4AA

Triadic

#E4D7AA #AAE4D7 #D7AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4D7AA #AAD4E4 #BAAAE4

Tetradic

#E4D7AA #AAE4BA #AAB6E4 #E4AAD4

Monochromatic

#8A7838 #C1AD67 #DED4AF #EDE8D4 #FFFFFF

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