🧠 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
#E9D8A6
RGB
rgb(233, 216, 166)
HSL
hsl(45°, 60%, 78%)
CMYK
C:0% M:7% Y:29% K:9%
Luminance
0.6988
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #E9D8A6
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✗ AA Large
Aa — #E9D8A6
Secondary text
✓ AA
✓ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#E9D8A6
#A5B6E9
Analogous
#E9B6A5
#E9D8A6
#D8E9A5
Triadic
#E9D8A6
#A5E9D8
#D8A5E9
Split-comp.
#E9D8A6
#A5D8E9
#B6A5E9
Tetradic
#E9D8A6
#A5E9B6
#A5B6E9
#E9A5D8
Monochromatic
#917930
#C9AF5E
#E3D5AB
#F0E8D1
#FFFFFF
#E9D8A6 appears in 1 palette