Sand (F5E2CC) — 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 #F5E2CC

RGB rgb(245, 226, 204)

HSL hsl(32°, 67%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:8% Y:17% K:4%

Luminance 0.7873

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.26:1

Aa — #F5E2CC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.63:1

Aa — #F5E2CC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F5E2CC #CCDFF5

Analogous

#F5CDCC #F5E2CC #F4F5CC

Triadic

#F5E2CC #CCF5E2 #E2CCF5

Split-comp.

#F5E2CC #CCF4F5 #CDCCF5

Tetradic

#F5E2CC #CCF5CD #CCDFF5 #F5CCF4

Monochromatic

#C07F35 #DCB17F #F2E2CF #FDFAF7 #FFFFFF

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