Sand (ECE1D5) — 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 #ECE1D5

RGB rgb(236, 225, 213)

HSL hsl(31°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:10% K:7%

Luminance 0.7709

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.29:1

Aa — #ECE1D5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.3:1

Aa — #ECE1D5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECE1D5 #D5E0EC

Analogous

#ECD5D5 #ECE1D5 #ECECD5

Triadic

#ECE1D5 #D5ECE1 #E1D5EC

Split-comp.

#ECE1D5 #D5ECEC #D5D5EC

Tetradic

#ECE1D5 #D5ECD5 #D5E0EC #ECD5EC

Monochromatic

#9D7C58 #C4AE97 #E9E1D8 #FBFAF8 #FFFFFF

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