Sand (ECE5D5) — 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 #ECE5D5

RGB rgb(236, 229, 213)

HSL hsl(42°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:3% Y:10% K:7%

Luminance 0.7924

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.25:1

Aa — #ECE5D5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.74:1

Aa — #ECE5D5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ECE5D5 #D5DCEC

Analogous

#ECD9D5 #ECE5D5 #E7ECD5

Triadic

#ECE5D5 #D5ECE5 #E5D5EC

Split-comp.

#ECE5D5 #D5E7EC #D9D5EC

Tetradic

#ECE5D5 #D5ECD9 #D5DCEC #ECD5E7

Monochromatic

#9D8858 #C4B797 #E9E4D8 #FBFAF8 #FFFFFF

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