Sand (E5BEA9) — 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 #E5BEA9

RGB rgb(229, 190, 169)

HSL hsl(21°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.5714

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #E5BEA9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.27:1

Aa — #E5BEA9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5BEA9 #A9D0E5

Analogous

#E5A9B2 #E5BEA9 #E5DCA9

Triadic

#E5BEA9 #A9E5BE #BEA9E5

Split-comp.

#E5BEA9 #A9E5DC #A9B2E5

Tetradic

#E5BEA9 #B2E5A9 #A9D0E5 #DCA9E5

Monochromatic

#8C5436 #C38665 #E0BFAE #EEDCD3 #FFFFFF

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