Sand (E4C2AA) — 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 #E4C2AA

RGB rgb(228, 194, 170)

HSL hsl(25°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.5877

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.67:1

Aa — #E4C2AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.6:1

Aa — #E4C2AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C2AA #AACCE4

Analogous

#E4AAAF #E4C2AA #E4DFAA

Triadic

#E4C2AA #AAE4C2 #C2AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C2AA #AAE4DF #AAAFE4

Tetradic

#E4C2AA #AFE4AA #AACCE4 #DFAAE4

Monochromatic

#8A5A38 #C18C67 #DEC3AF #EDDED4 #FFFFFF

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