Sand (ECD196) — 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 #ECD196

RGB rgb(236, 209, 150)

HSL hsl(41°, 69%, 76%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:36% K:7%

Luminance 0.6635

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.49:1

Aa — #ECD196

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.13:1

Aa — #ECD196

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECD196 #98B2EC

Analogous

#ECA798 #ECD196 #DDEC98

Triadic

#ECD196 #98ECD1 #D198EC

Split-comp.

#ECD196 #98DDEC #A798EC

Tetradic

#ECD196 #98ECA7 #98B2EC #EC98DD

Monochromatic

#927026 #D1A74D #E6CF9E #F0E3C6 #FFFFFF

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