Sand (F5E4CC) — 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 #F5E4CC

RGB rgb(245, 228, 204)

HSL hsl(35°, 67%, 88%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:17% K:4%

Luminance 0.798

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.25:1

Aa — #F5E4CC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 16.85:1

Aa — #F5E4CC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F5E4CC #CCDDF5

Analogous

#F5CFCC #F5E4CC #F1F5CC

Triadic

#F5E4CC #CCF5E4 #E4CCF5

Split-comp.

#F5E4CC #CCF1F5 #CFCCF5

Tetradic

#F5E4CC #CCF5CF #CCDDF5 #F5CCF1

Monochromatic

#C08635 #DCB57F #F2E3CF #FDFAF7 #FFFFFF

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