Sand (E7D8A7) — 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 #E7D8A7

RGB rgb(231, 216, 167)

HSL hsl(46°, 57%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:28% K:9%

Luminance 0.6959

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.42:1

Aa — #E7D8A7

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.78:1

Aa — #E7D8A7

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E7D8A7 #A7B6E7

Analogous

#E7B8A7 #E7D8A7 #D6E7A7

Triadic

#E7D8A7 #A7E7D8 #D8A7E7

Split-comp.

#E7D8A7 #A7D6E7 #B8A7E7

Tetradic

#E7D8A7 #A7E7B8 #A7B6E7 #E7A7D6

Monochromatic

#8E7933 #C6AF62 #E1D5AD #EFE8D2 #FFFFFF

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