Sand (F2E5CE) — 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 #F2E5CE

RGB rgb(242, 229, 206)

HSL hsl(38°, 58%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:15% K:5%

Luminance 0.7991

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.24:1

Aa — #F2E5CE

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.87:1

Aa — #F2E5CE

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F2E5CE #CFDCF2

Analogous

#F2D3CF #F2E5CE #EDF2CF

Triadic

#F2E5CE #CFF2E5 #E5CFF2

Split-comp.

#F2E5CE #CFEDF2 #D3CFF2

Tetradic

#F2E5CE #CFF2D3 #CFDCF2 #F2CFED

Monochromatic

#B58A40 #D5B886 #EFE4D2 #FCFBF7 #FFFFFF

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