Sand (E4C4AA) — 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 #E4C4AA

RGB rgb(228, 196, 170)

HSL hsl(27°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:14% Y:25% K:11%

Luminance 0.5967

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.64:1

Aa — #E4C4AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.78:1

Aa — #E4C4AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E4C4AA #AACAE4

Analogous

#E4AAAD #E4C4AA #E4E1AA

Triadic

#E4C4AA #AAE4C4 #C4AAE4

Split-comp.

#E4C4AA #AAE4E1 #AAADE4

Tetradic

#E4C4AA #ADE4AA #AACAE4 #E1AAE4

Monochromatic

#8A5D38 #C18F67 #DEC5AF #EDDFD4 #FFFFFF

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