Sand (E3CCB2) — 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 #E3CCB2

RGB rgb(227, 204, 178)

HSL hsl(32°, 47%, 79%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:22% K:11%

Luminance 0.6351

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.55:1

Aa — #E3CCB2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.55:1

Aa — #E3CCB2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E3CCB2 #B0C8E3

Analogous

#E3B2B0 #E3CCB2 #E1E3B0

Triadic

#E3CCB2 #B0E3CB #CBB0E3

Split-comp.

#E3CCB2 #B0E1E3 #B2B0E3

Tetradic

#E3CCB2 #B0E3B2 #B0C8E3 #E3B0E1

Monochromatic

#88663F #BD9970 #DDCBB6 #EDE4D9 #FFFFFF

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