Sand (FBF5E9) — 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 #FBF5E9

RGB rgb(251, 245, 233)

HSL hsl(40°, 69%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:2% Y:7% K:2%

Luminance 0.9195

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.09:1

Aa — #FBF5E9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 19.34:1

Aa — #FBF5E9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FBF5E9 #E9EFFB

Analogous

#FBECE9 #FBF5E9 #F8FBE9

Triadic

#FBF5E9 #E9FBF5 #F5E9FB

Split-comp.

#FBF5E9 #E9F8FB #ECE9FB

Tetradic

#FBF5E9 #E9FBEC #E9EFFB #FBE9F8

Monochromatic

#D0A349 #E5CC9A #FAF5EB #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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