Sand (E6CCA8) — 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 #E6CCA8

RGB rgb(230, 204, 168)

HSL hsl(35°, 55%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:27% K:10%

Luminance 0.636

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.55:1

Aa — #E6CCA8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.57:1

Aa — #E6CCA8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6CCA8 #A8C2E6

Analogous

#E6ADA8 #E6CCA8 #E1E6A8

Triadic

#E6CCA8 #A8E6CC #CCA8E6

Split-comp.

#E6CCA8 #A8E1E6 #ADA8E6

Tetradic

#E6CCA8 #A8E6AD #A8C2E6 #E6A8E1

Monochromatic

#8D6835 #C49C64 #E0CBAE #EEE3D3 #FFFFFF

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