Sand (D9CCB4) — 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 #D9CCB4

RGB rgb(217, 204, 180)

HSL hsl(39°, 33%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:17% K:15%

Luminance 0.6204

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.59:1

Aa — #D9CCB4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.25:1

Aa — #D9CCB4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D9CCB4 #B4C1D9

Analogous

#D9BAB4 #D9CCB4 #D4D9B4

Triadic

#D9CCB4 #B4D9CC #CCB4D9

Split-comp.

#D9CCB4 #B4D4D9 #BAB4D9

Tetradic

#D9CCB4 #B4D9BA #B4C1D9 #D9B4D4

Monochromatic

#77684B #AD9B7B #D4CBBA #E7E3D9 #FFFFFF

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