Sand (E8D8A8) — 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 #E8D8A8

RGB rgb(232, 216, 168)

HSL hsl(45°, 58%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:28% K:9%

Luminance 0.6979

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.42:1

Aa — #E8D8A8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.82:1

Aa — #E8D8A8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#E8D8A8 #A6B7E7

Analogous

#E7B7A6 #E8D8A8 #D7E7A6

Triadic

#E8D8A8 #A6E7D7 #D7A6E7

Split-comp.

#E8D8A8 #A6D7E7 #B7A6E7

Tetradic

#E8D8A8 #A6E7B7 #A6B7E7 #E7A6D7

Monochromatic

#8F7832 #C7AE60 #E2D4AC #EFE8D2 #FFFFFF

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Blue Serenity View all →

Icy Winter View all →

White Marble View all →