Sand (E5CEBA) — 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 #E5CEBA

RGB rgb(229, 206, 186)

HSL hsl(28°, 45%, 81%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:19% K:10%

Luminance 0.6511

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.51:1

Aa — #E5CEBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.87:1

Aa — #E5CEBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5CEBA #B9D0E4

Analogous

#E4B9BA #E5CEBA #E4E3B9

Triadic

#E5CEBA #B9E4CD #CDB9E4

Split-comp.

#E5CEBA #B9E4E3 #B9BAE4

Tetradic

#E5CEBA #BAE4B9 #B9D0E4 #E3B9E4

Monochromatic

#8D6644 #BE9979 #E0CDBE #F0E8E0 #FFFFFF

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