Sand (DDCDB0) — 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 #DDCDB0

RGB rgb(221, 205, 176)

HSL hsl(39°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:20% K:13%

Luminance 0.6296

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.56:1

Aa — #DDCDB0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 13.43:1

Aa — #DDCDB0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DDCDB0 #B0C0DD

Analogous

#DDB7B0 #DDCDB0 #D7DDB0

Triadic

#DDCDB0 #B0DDCE #CEB0DD

Split-comp.

#DDCDB0 #B0D7DD #B7B0DD

Tetradic

#DDCDB0 #B0DDB7 #B0C0DD #DDB0D7

Monochromatic

#7E6A44 #B49E74 #D8CCB6 #EAE3D7 #FFFFFF

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