Sand (F3E5CD) — 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 #F3E5CD

RGB rgb(243, 229, 205)

HSL hsl(38°, 61%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:6% Y:16% K:5%

Luminance 0.8004

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.24:1

Aa — #F3E5CD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.9:1

Aa — #F3E5CD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F3E5CD #CEDBF3

Analogous

#F3D3CE #F3E5CD #EEF3CE

Triadic

#F3E5CD #CEF3E5 #E5CEF3

Split-comp.

#F3E5CD #CEEEF3 #D3CEF3

Tetradic

#F3E5CD #CEF3D3 #CEDBF3 #F3CEEE

Monochromatic

#B98B3C #D7B884 #F0E5D1 #FDFBF7 #FFFFFF

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