Sand (F9F6EC) — 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 #F9F6EC

RGB rgb(249, 246, 236)

HSL hsl(46°, 52%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:1% Y:5% K:2%

Luminance 0.9235

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.08:1

Aa — #F9F6EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 19.42:1

Aa — #F9F6EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F6EC #ECEFF9

Analogous

#F9EFEC #F9F6EC #F5F9EC

Triadic

#F9F6EC #ECF9F6 #F6ECF9

Split-comp.

#F9F6EC #ECF5F9 #EFECF9

Tetradic

#F9F6EC #ECF9EF #ECEFF9 #F9ECF5

Monochromatic

#BCA65C #DACEA4 #F8F5ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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