Sand (EAD5A4) — 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 #EAD5A4

RGB rgb(234, 213, 164)

HSL hsl(42°, 62%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:30% K:8%

Luminance 0.6847

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #EAD5A4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.55:1

Aa — #EAD5A4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EAD5A4 #A4B9EA

Analogous

#EAB2A4 #EAD5A4 #DCEAA4

Triadic

#EAD5A4 #A4EAD5 #D5A4EA

Split-comp.

#EAD5A4 #A4DCEA #B2A4EA

Tetradic

#EAD5A4 #A4EAB2 #A4B9EA #EAA4DC

Monochromatic

#93752F #CCAA5C #E4D3AA #F0E7D0 #FFFFFF

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