Sand (E6D9A8) — 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 #E6D9A8

RGB rgb(230, 217, 168)

HSL hsl(47°, 55%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:27% K:10%

Luminance 0.6997

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.41:1

Aa — #E6D9A8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.86:1

Aa — #E6D9A8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6D9A8 #A8B5E6

Analogous

#E6BAA8 #E6D9A8 #D4E6A8

Triadic

#E6D9A8 #A8E6D8 #D8A8E6

Split-comp.

#E6D9A8 #A8D4E6 #BAA8E6

Tetradic

#E6D9A8 #A8E6BA #A8B5E6 #E6A8D4

Monochromatic

#8D7A35 #C4AF64 #E0D5AE #EEE8D3 #FFFFFF

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