Sand (E5DAA9) — 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 #E5DAA9

RGB rgb(229, 218, 169)

HSL hsl(49°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:26% K:10%

Luminance 0.7036

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.41:1

Aa — #E5DAA9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.93:1

Aa — #E5DAA9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5DAA9 #A9B4E5

Analogous

#E5BCA9 #E5DAA9 #D2E5A9

Triadic

#E5DAA9 #A9E5DA #DAA9E5

Split-comp.

#E5DAA9 #A9D2E5 #BCA9E5

Tetradic

#E5DAA9 #A9E5BC #A9B4E5 #E5A9D2

Monochromatic

#8C7C36 #C3B265 #E0D7AE #EEE9D3 #FFFFFF

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