Sand (E6D9A7) — 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 #E6D9A7

RGB rgb(230, 217, 167)

HSL hsl(48°, 56%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:27% K:10%

Luminance 0.6994

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.41:1

Aa — #E6D9A7

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.85:1

Aa — #E6D9A7

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6D9A7 #A7B4E6

Analogous

#E6BAA7 #E6D9A7 #D3E6A7

Triadic

#E6D9A7 #A7E6DA #DAA7E6

Split-comp.

#E6D9A7 #A7D3E6 #BAA7E6

Tetradic

#E6D9A7 #A7E6BA #A7B4E6 #E6A7D3

Monochromatic

#8D7C34 #C5B163 #E1D6AD #EEE9D2 #FFFFFF

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