Sand (DCCCB2) — 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 #DCCCB2

RGB rgb(220, 204, 178)

HSL hsl(37°, 38%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:19% K:14%

Luminance 0.6241

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.58:1

Aa — #DCCCB2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.32:1

Aa — #DCCCB2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCCCB2 #B2C2DC

Analogous

#DCB7B2 #DCCCB2 #D7DCB2

Triadic

#DCCCB2 #B2DCCC #CCB2DC

Split-comp.

#DCCCB2 #B2D7DC #B7B2DC

Tetradic

#DCCCB2 #B2DCB7 #B2C2DC #DCB2D7

Monochromatic

#7C6746 #B29B76 #D7CBB7 #E9E2D8 #FFFFFF

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