Sand (E2C4AC) — 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 #E2C4AC

RGB rgb(226, 196, 172)

HSL hsl(27°, 48%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:24% K:11%

Luminance 0.5942

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.65:1

Aa — #E2C4AC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.73:1

Aa — #E2C4AC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E2C4AC #ACCAE2

Analogous

#E2ACAF #E2C4AC #E2DFAC

Triadic

#E2C4AC #ACE2C4 #C4ACE2

Split-comp.

#E2C4AC #ACE2DF #ACAFE2

Tetradic

#E2C4AC #AFE2AC #ACCAE2 #DFACE2

Monochromatic

#865D3C #BD906B #DCC5B2 #ECDFD5 #FFFFFF

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