Sand (E7D5A6) — 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 #E7D5A6

RGB rgb(231, 213, 166)

HSL hsl(43°, 58%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:28% K:9%

Luminance 0.6805

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.45:1

Aa — #E7D5A6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.47:1

Aa — #E7D5A6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E7D5A6 #A6B9E7

Analogous

#E7B4A6 #E7D5A6 #D9E7A6

Triadic

#E7D5A6 #A6E7D5 #D5A6E7

Split-comp.

#E7D5A6 #A6D9E7 #B4A6E7

Tetradic

#E7D5A6 #A6E7B4 #A6B9E7 #E7A6D9

Monochromatic

#8F7532 #C7AA60 #E2D3AC #EFE7D2 #FFFFFF

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