Sand (E5BDA9) — 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 #E5BDA9

RGB rgb(229, 189, 169)

HSL hsl(20°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.5671

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.72:1

Aa — #E5BDA9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.18:1

Aa — #E5BDA9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5BDA9 #A9D1E5

Analogous

#E5A9B3 #E5BDA9 #E5DBA9

Triadic

#E5BDA9 #A9E5BD #BDA9E5

Split-comp.

#E5BDA9 #A9E5DB #A9B3E5

Tetradic

#E5BDA9 #B3E5A9 #A9D1E5 #DBA9E5

Monochromatic

#8C5336 #C38465 #E0BFAE #EEDCD3 #FFFFFF

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