Sand (DED5C6) — 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 #DED5C6

RGB rgb(222, 213, 198)

HSL hsl(38°, 27%, 82%)

CMYK C:0% M:4% Y:11% K:13%

Luminance 0.6795

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.45:1

Aa — #DED5C6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.44:1

Aa — #DED5C6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DED5C6 #C5CEDD

Analogous

#DDC8C5 #DED5C6 #DADDC5

Triadic

#DED5C6 #C5DDD4 #D4C5DD

Split-comp.

#DED5C6 #C5DADD #C8C5DD

Tetradic

#DED5C6 #C5DDC8 #C5CEDD #DDC5DA

Monochromatic

#7D7059 #AFA28E #D9D3C9 #EEECE7 #FFFFFF

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