Sand (F5E8CC) — 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 #F5E8CC

RGB rgb(245, 232, 204)

HSL hsl(41°, 67%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:5% Y:17% K:4%

Luminance 0.8198

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.21:1

Aa — #F5E8CC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 17.3:1

Aa — #F5E8CC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F5E8CC #CCD9F5

Analogous

#F5D3CC #F5E8CC #EDF5CC

Triadic

#F5E8CC #CCF5E8 #E8CCF5

Split-comp.

#F5E8CC #CCEDF5 #D3CCF5

Tetradic

#F5E8CC #CCF5D3 #CCD9F5 #F5CCED

Monochromatic

#C09435 #DCBE7F #F2E7CF #FDFBF7 #FFFFFF

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