Sand (E4D9AA) — 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 #E4D9AA

RGB rgb(228, 217, 170)

HSL hsl(49°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.6973

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.42:1

Aa — #E4D9AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.8:1

Aa — #E4D9AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4D9AA #AAB4E4

Analogous

#E4BCAA #E4D9AA #D2E4AA

Triadic

#E4D9AA #AAE4D9 #D9AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4D9AA #AAD2E4 #BCAAE4

Tetradic

#E4D9AA #AAE4BC #AAB4E4 #E4AAD2

Monochromatic

#8A7B38 #C1B067 #DED6AF #EDE9D4 #FFFFFF

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