Sand (E5BCA9) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Sand"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Sand pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E5BCA9

RGB rgb(229, 188, 169)

HSL hsl(19°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.5628

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.74:1

Aa — #E5BCA9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.1:1

Aa — #E5BCA9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5BCA9 #A9D2E5

Analogous

#E5A9B4 #E5BCA9 #E5DAA9

Triadic

#E5BCA9 #A9E5BC #BCA9E5

Split-comp.

#E5BCA9 #A9E5DA #A9B4E5

Tetradic

#E5BCA9 #B4E5A9 #A9D2E5 #DAA9E5

Monochromatic

#8C5136 #C38365 #E0BEAE #EEDBD3 #FFFFFF

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