Sand (E3C0A4) — 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 #E3C0A4

RGB rgb(227, 192, 164)

HSL hsl(27°, 53%, 77%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:28% K:11%

Luminance 0.575

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.7:1

Aa — #E3C0A4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.34:1

Aa — #E3C0A4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E3C0A4 #A5C7E3

Analogous

#E3A5A8 #E3C0A4 #E3E0A5

Triadic

#E3C0A4 #A5E3C1 #C1A5E3

Split-comp.

#E3C0A4 #A5E3E0 #A5A8E3

Tetradic

#E3C0A4 #A8E3A5 #A5C7E3 #E0A5E3

Monochromatic

#875A36 #C08D62 #DEC2AB #ECDCD0 #FFFFFF

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