Sand (E1C5AD) — 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 #E1C5AD

RGB rgb(225, 197, 173)

HSL hsl(28°, 46%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:23% K:12%

Luminance 0.5976

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.64:1

Aa — #E1C5AD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.79:1

Aa — #E1C5AD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E1C5AD #ADC9E1

Analogous

#E1ADAF #E1C5AD #E1DFAD

Triadic

#E1C5AD #ADE1C5 #C5ADE1

Split-comp.

#E1C5AD #ADE1DF #ADAFE1

Tetradic

#E1C5AD #AFE1AD #ADC9E1 #DFADE1

Monochromatic

#845F3E #BA916D #DBC6B3 #EBE0D5 #FFFFFF

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