Sand (E5D3A9) — 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 #E5D3A9

RGB rgb(229, 211, 169)

HSL hsl(42°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.6685

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.48:1

Aa — #E5D3A9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.22:1

Aa — #E5D3A9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5D3A9 #A9BBE5

Analogous

#E5B5A9 #E5D3A9 #D9E5A9

Triadic

#E5D3A9 #A9E5D3 #D3A9E5

Split-comp.

#E5D3A9 #A9D9E5 #B5A9E5

Tetradic

#E5D3A9 #A9E5B5 #A9BBE5 #E5A9D9

Monochromatic

#8C7236 #C3A765 #E0D1AE #EEE6D3 #FFFFFF

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