Sand (F9F2EC) — 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 #F9F2EC

RGB rgb(249, 242, 236)

HSL hsl(28°, 52%, 95%)

CMYK C:0% M:3% Y:5% K:2%

Luminance 0.9001

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.11:1

Aa — #F9F2EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 18.94:1

Aa — #F9F2EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9F2EC #ECF3F9

Analogous

#F9ECEC #F9F2EC #F9F8EC

Triadic

#F9F2EC #ECF9F2 #F2ECF9

Split-comp.

#F9F2EC #ECF9F8 #ECECF9

Tetradic

#F9F2EC #ECF9EC #ECF3F9 #F8ECF9

Monochromatic

#BC895C #DABDA4 #F8F2ED #FFFFFF #FFFFFF

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