Sand (EFDCD1) — 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 #EFDCD1

RGB rgb(239, 220, 209)

HSL hsl(22°, 48%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:13% K:6%

Luminance 0.7478

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.33:1

Aa — #EFDCD1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.83:1

Aa — #EFDCD1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EFDCD1 #D2E4EF

Analogous

#EFD2D6 #EFDCD1 #EFEBD2

Triadic

#EFDCD1 #D2EFDC #DCD2EF

Split-comp.

#EFDCD1 #D2EFEB #D2D6EF

Tetradic

#EFDCD1 #D6EFD2 #D2E4EF #EBD2EF

Monochromatic

#A96E4C #CCA58E #ECDDD5 #FCF9F8 #FFFFFF

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