Sand (E1C2AA) — 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 #E1C2AA

RGB rgb(225, 194, 170)

HSL hsl(26°, 48%, 77%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:24% K:12%

Luminance 0.5829

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.68:1

Aa — #E1C2AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.5:1

Aa — #E1C2AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E1C2AA #A8C8E1

Analogous

#E1A8AC #E1C2AA #E1DDA8

Triadic

#E1C2AA #A8E1C1 #C1A8E1

Split-comp.

#E1C2AA #A8E1DD #A8ACE1

Tetradic

#E1C2AA #ACE1A8 #A8C8E1 #DDA8E1

Monochromatic

#825A3A #BB8C68 #DBC1AE #EADCD1 #FFFFFF

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