Sand (DDD0A0) — 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 #DDD0A0

RGB rgb(221, 208, 160)

HSL hsl(47°, 47%, 75%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:28% K:13%

Luminance 0.6379

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.54:1

Aa — #DDD0A0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.6:1

Aa — #DDD0A0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDD0A0 #A1AEDD

Analogous

#DDB2A1 #DDD0A0 #CCDDA1

Triadic

#DDD0A0 #A1DDD0 #D0A1DD

Split-comp.

#DDD0A0 #A1CCDD #B2A1DD

Tetradic

#DDD0A0 #A1DDB2 #A1AEDD #DDA1CC

Monochromatic

#7A6C38 #B7A462 #D7CDA8 #E7E1CB #FFFFFF

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