Sand
#E5E1CD · Sand
#E5E1CD is Sand, a warm yellow color. It has an RGB value of 229, 225, 205 and a relative luminance of 0.749, making it a light surface.
Temperature
☀ Warm
Hue family
yellow
Luminance
0.75
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.31:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
15.98:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #E5E1CD?
#E5E1CD is Sand, a warm yellow color. In RGB it is 229, 225, 205, and in HSL it is 50°, 32%, 85%.
Is #E5E1CD a light or dark color?
#E5E1CD has a relative luminance of 0.749, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #E5E1CD?
Its complementary color is #CDD1E5. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.