Sand (EED9A0) — 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 #EED9A0

RGB rgb(238, 217, 160)

HSL hsl(44°, 70%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:33% K:7%

Luminance 0.71

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.39:1

Aa — #EED9A0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.07:1

Aa — #EED9A0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EED9A0 #A0B5EE

Analogous

#EEB2A0 #EED9A0 #DCEEA0

Triadic

#EED9A0 #A0EED9 #D9A0EE

Split-comp.

#EED9A0 #A0DCEE #B2A0EE

Tetradic

#EED9A0 #A0EEB2 #A0B5EE #EEA0DC

Monochromatic

#9B7C27 #D4B254 #E9D7A5 #F3E9CE #FFFFFF

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