Sand (E5C2A9) — 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 #E5C2A9

RGB rgb(229, 194, 169)

HSL hsl(25°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.5889

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.66:1

Aa — #E5C2A9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.62:1

Aa — #E5C2A9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5C2A9 #A9CCE5

Analogous

#E5A9AE #E5C2A9 #E5E0A9

Triadic

#E5C2A9 #A9E5C2 #C2A9E5

Split-comp.

#E5C2A9 #A9E5E0 #A9AEE5

Tetradic

#E5C2A9 #AEE5A9 #A9CCE5 #E0A9E5

Monochromatic

#8C5A36 #C38C65 #E0C3AE #EEDED3 #FFFFFF

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