Sand (E0C5AE) — 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 #E0C5AE

RGB rgb(224, 197, 174)

HSL hsl(28°, 45%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:22% K:12%

Luminance 0.5964

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.64:1

Aa — #E0C5AE

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.77:1

Aa — #E0C5AE

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E0C5AE #AEC9E0

Analogous

#E0AEAF #E0C5AE #E0DEAE

Triadic

#E0C5AE #AEE0C5 #C5AEE0

Split-comp.

#E0C5AE #AEE0DE #AEAFE0

Tetradic

#E0C5AE #AFE0AE #AEC9E0 #DEAEE0

Monochromatic

#835F3F #B9916E #DBC6B3 #EBE0D6 #FFFFFF

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