Sand (E5D5A9) — 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 #E5D5A9

RGB rgb(229, 213, 169)

HSL hsl(44°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.6784

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.46:1

Aa — #E5D5A9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.42:1

Aa — #E5D5A9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5D5A9 #A9B9E5

Analogous

#E5B7A9 #E5D5A9 #D7E5A9

Triadic

#E5D5A9 #A9E5D5 #D5A9E5

Split-comp.

#E5D5A9 #A9D7E5 #B7A9E5

Tetradic

#E5D5A9 #A9E5B7 #A9B9E5 #E5A9D7

Monochromatic

#8C7536 #C3AA65 #E0D2AE #EEE7D3 #FFFFFF

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