Sand (E6D4B1) — 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 #E6D4B1

RGB rgb(230, 212, 177)

HSL hsl(40°, 51%, 80%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:23% K:10%

Luminance 0.6782

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.46:1

Aa — #E6D4B1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.42:1

Aa — #E6D4B1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6D4B1 #B2C3E6

Analogous

#E6BBB2 #E6D4B1 #DDE6B2

Triadic

#E6D4B1 #B2E6D5 #D5B2E6

Split-comp.

#E6D4B1 #B2DDE6 #BBB2E6

Tetradic

#E6D4B1 #B2E6BB #B2C3E6 #E6B2DD

Monochromatic

#90743C #C3A76F #E1D3B7 #F0E9DB #FFFFFF

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