Sand (F9F4EC) — 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 #F9F4EC

RGB rgb(249, 244, 236)

HSL hsl(37°, 52%, 95%)

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

Luminance 0.9117

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.09:1

Aa — #F9F4EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 19.18:1

Aa — #F9F4EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F4EC #ECF1F9

Analogous

#F9EDEC #F9F4EC #F7F9EC

Triadic

#F9F4EC #ECF9F4 #F4ECF9

Split-comp.

#F9F4EC #ECF7F9 #EDECF9

Tetradic

#F9F4EC #ECF9ED #ECF1F9 #F9ECF7

Monochromatic

#BC975C #DAC5A4 #F8F3ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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