Nearest-color comparison

Ecru vs Sand

Ecru and Sand are different yellow colors with HEX values #C2B280 and #C2B280. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Ecru and Sand are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Ecru and Sand across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorEcru

More saturatedEcru

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Ecru

Ecru is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Sand, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C2B280 RGB194, 178, 128 HSL45, 35, 63 CMYK0, 8, 34, 24 Luminance0.4487 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Sand

Sand is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Ecru, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C2B280 RGB194, 178, 128 HSL45, 35, 63 CMYK0, 8, 34, 24 Luminance0.4487 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Ecru or Sand

Choose EcruEcru is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.

Choose SandSand is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEcruSand

HEX#C2B280#C2B280

RGB194, 178, 128194, 178, 128

HSL45, 35, 6345, 35, 63

CMYK0, 8, 34, 240, 8, 34, 24

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.44870.4487

Black contrast9.97:19.97:1

White contrast2.11:12.11:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Ecrublack text - 9.97:1

Sandblack text - 9.97:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Sand#C2B280

#E0D7BE#E0D7BE

#8090C2#8090C2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "ecru",
    "name": "Ecru",
    "hex": "#C2B280",
    "rgb": [
      194,
      178,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      35,
      63
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      8,
      34,
      24
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4487,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.97,
      "white": 2.11
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.97
    },
    "description": "Ecru is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Sand, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ecru/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "sand",
    "name": "Sand",
    "hex": "#C2B280",
    "rgb": [
      194,
      178,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      35,
      63
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      8,
      34,
      24
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4487,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.97,
      "white": 2.11
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.97
    },
    "description": "Sand is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Ecru, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sand/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Ecru",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Ecru"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Ecru",
      "background": "#C2B280",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.97
    },
    {
      "color": "Sand",
      "background": "#C2B280",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.97
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Ecru is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Sand is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ecru-vs-sand.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "ecru-vs-sand",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Ecru vs Sand",
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  "summary": "Ecru and Sand are different yellow colors with HEX values #C2B280 and #C2B280. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      ],
      "cmyk": [
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      ],
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      "tone": [
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      },
      "wcag": {
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      "bestText": {
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        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 9.97
      },
      "description": "Ecru is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Sand, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ecru/",
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    },
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      "bestText": {
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      },
      "description": "Sand is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Ecru, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sand/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"
    }
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      "lightness": 0
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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        "background": "#C2B280",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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      },
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        "color": "Sand",
        "background": "#C2B280",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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      }
    ]
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