Sand (F9F6EB) — 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 #F9F6EB

RGB rgb(249, 246, 235)

HSL hsl(47°, 54%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:1% Y:6% K:2%

Luminance 0.9229

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.08:1

Aa — #F9F6EB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 19.41:1

Aa — #F9F6EB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F6EB #EBEEF9

Analogous

#F9EFEB #F9F6EB #F5F9EB

Triadic

#F9F6EB #EBF9F6 #F6EBF9

Split-comp.

#F9F6EB #EBF5F9 #EFEBF9

Tetradic

#F9F6EB #EBF9EF #EBEEF9 #F9EBF5

Monochromatic

#BFA95A #DBCFA3 #F8F5ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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