Sand (ECDDA2) — 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 #ECDDA2

RGB rgb(236, 221, 162)

HSL hsl(48°, 66%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:31% K:7%

Luminance 0.728

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.36:1

Aa — #ECDDA2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.43:1

Aa — #ECDDA2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECDDA2 #A2B1EC

Analogous

#ECB8A2 #ECDDA2 #D6ECA2

Triadic

#ECDDA2 #A2ECDD #DDA2EC

Split-comp.

#ECDDA2 #A2D6EC #B8A2EC

Tetradic

#ECDDA2 #A2ECB8 #A2B1EC #ECA2D6

Monochromatic

#97812B #D0B858 #E6DAA7 #F2EBCF #FFFFFF

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