#E3D2C0Sand Dune (#E3D2C0) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 69°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.031. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E3D2C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 210, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 38%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 15%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.1 3 11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.873 0.031 69) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sand Dune shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward red. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ebccb3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#ead3bc — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e3d2c0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3d3c3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward redTest Sand Dune in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.47:1 and against black 14.25:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefde · #e3d2c0 · #ae9f90 · #877a6c · #62574b · #3f362c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e3d2c0 · #e8b697 · #d6a090 · #c28d8b · #ab7b85 · #936a7e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e3d2c0 · #b1b99f · #b08f6b · #717f4c · #725535 · #3d442b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e3d2c0 · #7099c1 · #786d62 · #604d38 · #40301e · #21170b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3d2c0 · #b3b9bf · #877f77 · #4a4e52 · #251e16 · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e3d2c0 · #a79e95 · #4f453b · #33291e · #110801 · #f3a748
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3d2c0 · #aebac6 · #6584a4 · #2a5075 · #01213c · #130600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3d2c0 · #aebac6 · #568a99 · #454976 · #00242e · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3d2c0 · #a9bdbb · #548d88 · #59416d · #281536 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3d2c0 · #adbdb3 · #618c74 · #2a5075 · #321129 · #00020b
#E7D8C8 · #EADDD0 · #EEE3D7 · #F2E9DF · #F5EEE7
#BAAB9B · #928577 · #6D6155 · #494036 · #292119
#E0D3C5 · #DDD3C9 · #DAD4CD
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.