Sand (F9F5EB) — 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 #F9F5EB

RGB rgb(249, 245, 235)

HSL hsl(43°, 54%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:2% Y:6% K:2%

Luminance 0.917

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.09:1

Aa — #F9F5EB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 19.29:1

Aa — #F9F5EB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F5EB #EBEFF9

Analogous

#F9EEEB #F9F5EB #F6F9EB

Triadic

#F9F5EB #EBF9F5 #F5EBF9

Split-comp.

#F9F5EB #EBF6F9 #EEEBF9

Tetradic

#F9F5EB #EBF9EE #EBEFF9 #F9EBF6

Monochromatic

#BFA25A #DBCBA3 #F8F5ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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