Sand (E5DACA) — 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 #E5DACA

RGB rgb(229, 218, 202)

HSL hsl(36°, 34%, 85%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:12% K:10%

Luminance 0.7176

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.38:1

Aa — #E5DACA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.21:1

Aa — #E5DACA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5DACA #CCD6E6

Analogous

#E6CECC #E5DACA #E3E6CC

Triadic

#E5DACA #CCE6DB #DBCCE6

Split-comp.

#E5DACA #CCE3E6 #CECCE6

Tetradic

#E5DACA #CCE6CE #CCD6E6 #E6CCE3

Monochromatic

#8E7857 #BBAA90 #E2DBD0 #F5F3EF #FFFFFF

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