Sand (EFDAA8) — 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 #EFDAA8

RGB rgb(239, 218, 168)

HSL hsl(42°, 69%, 80%)

CMYK C:0% M:9% Y:30% K:6%

Luminance 0.7198

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.38:1

Aa — #EFDAA8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.26:1

Aa — #EFDAA8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFDAA8 #A9BEEF

Analogous

#EFB7A9 #EFDAA8 #E1EFA9

Triadic

#EFDAA8 #A9EFDA #DAA9EF

Split-comp.

#EFDAA8 #A9E1EF #B7A9EF

Tetradic

#EFDAA8 #A9EFB7 #A9BEEF #EFA9E1

Monochromatic

#A27E2A #D5B15D #EAD8AE #F5ECD6 #FFFFFF

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