Sand (E6D5A8) — 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 #E6D5A8

RGB rgb(230, 213, 168)

HSL hsl(44°, 55%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:27% K:10%

Luminance 0.6796

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.45:1

Aa — #E6D5A8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.45:1

Aa — #E6D5A8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6D5A8 #A8B9E6

Analogous

#E6B6A8 #E6D5A8 #D7E6A8

Triadic

#E6D5A8 #A8E6D5 #D5A8E6

Split-comp.

#E6D5A8 #A8D7E6 #B6A8E6

Tetradic

#E6D5A8 #A8E6B6 #A8B9E6 #E6A8D7

Monochromatic

#8D7535 #C4AA64 #E0D3AE #EEE7D3 #FFFFFF

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