#C2B280 · Sand

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#C2B280 is a medium, muted beige color, closest to Sand and near Khaki and Tan. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 92°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #C2B280 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#C2B280
RGBrgb(194, 178, 128)
HSLhsl(45, 35%, 63%)
CMYK0, 8, 34, 24
CSS var--sand
Contrast2.11:1 white · 9.97:1 black

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How to use #C2B280

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C2B280 (9.97:1); white text does not (2.11:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C2B280 with its analogous neighbors #C29080 and #B1C280; for contrast use its complement #8090C2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--sand: #C2B280;

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