Sand (EEDCA0) — 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 #EEDCA0

RGB rgb(238, 220, 160)

HSL hsl(46°, 70%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:33% K:7%

Luminance 0.7254

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.37:1

Aa — #EEDCA0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.38:1

Aa — #EEDCA0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EEDCA0 #A0B2EE

Analogous

#EEB5A0 #EEDCA0 #D9EEA0

Triadic

#EEDCA0 #A0EEDC #DCA0EE

Split-comp.

#EEDCA0 #A0D9EE #B5A0EE

Tetradic

#EEDCA0 #A0EEB5 #A0B2EE #EEA0D9

Monochromatic

#9B8027 #D4B654 #E9D9A5 #F3EACE #FFFFFF

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