Sand (E6DABD) — 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 #E6DABD

RGB rgb(230, 218, 189)

HSL hsl(42°, 45%, 82%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:18% K:10%

Luminance 0.7134

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.39:1

Aa — #E6DABD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.13:1

Aa — #E6DABD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6DABD #BCC9E6

Analogous

#E6C5BC #E6DABD #DDE6BC

Triadic

#E6DABD #BCE6D9 #D9BCE6

Split-comp.

#E6DABD #BCDDE6 #C5BCE6

Tetradic

#E6DABD #BCE6C5 #BCC9E6 #E6BCDD

Monochromatic

#917A46 #C0AC7C #E1D8C1 #F2EDE3 #FFFFFF

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