Sand (F9F1EC) — 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 #F9F1EC

RGB rgb(249, 241, 236)

HSL hsl(23°, 52%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:3% Y:5% K:2%

Luminance 0.8943

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.12:1

Aa — #F9F1EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 18.82:1

Aa — #F9F1EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F1EC #ECF4F9

Analogous

#F9ECED #F9F1EC #F9F7EC

Triadic

#F9F1EC #ECF9F1 #F1ECF9

Split-comp.

#F9F1EC #ECF9F7 #ECEDF9

Tetradic

#F9F1EC #EDF9EC #ECF4F9 #F7ECF9

Monochromatic

#BC815C #DAB9A4 #F8F1ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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