Sand (ECD5A1) — 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 #ECD5A1

RGB rgb(236, 213, 161)

HSL hsl(42°, 66%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:32% K:7%

Luminance 0.6869

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #ECD5A1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.6:1

Aa — #ECD5A1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECD5A1 #A2B8EC

Analogous

#ECB1A2 #ECD5A1 #DDECA2

Triadic

#ECD5A1 #A2ECD6 #D6A2EC

Split-comp.

#ECD5A1 #A2DDEC #B1A2EC

Tetradic

#ECD5A1 #A2ECB1 #A2B8EC #ECA2DD

Monochromatic

#97772B #D0AC58 #E6D3A7 #F2E7CF #FFFFFF

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