Sand Shades

  • #f3a978
  • #db986c
  • #c28760
  • #aa7654
  • #926548
  • #7a553c
  • #614430
  • #493324
  • #312218
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Sand Shades has 9 colors, mostly orange. The lightest color is Sandy Brown (#F3A978), the darkest Black (#312218). Its strongest contrast pair is #312218 on #F3A978 (7.8:1, WCAG AAA).

Created at 01/17/2022 15:33
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors #f3a978 and #db986c. Palette has Warm colors temperature.

A sequential monochrome scheme: tints and shades of a single hue step between light and dark.

By lightness, this palette runs from #312218 (darkest) to #F3A978 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 44% across the palette.

An analogous palette: its hues sit close together on the color wheel, within about 1°.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (9 of 9).

HEX codes (sorted): #312218, #493324, #614430, #7A553C, #926548, #AA7654, #C28760, #DB986C, #F3A978

Palette Sand Shades combines 9 color codes:
HEX: #f3a978, RGB: (243, 169, 120); HEX: #db986c, RGB: (219, 152, 108); HEX: #c28760, RGB: (194, 135, 96)
HEX: #aa7654, RGB: (170, 118, 84); HEX: #926548, RGB: (146, 101, 72); HEX: #7a553c, RGB: (122, 85, 60)
HEX: #614430, RGB: (97, 68, 48); HEX: #493324, RGB: (73, 51, 36); HEX: #312218, RGB: (49, 34, 24)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Sandy Brown, Shade of Dark Salmon, Tint of Peru, Shade of Peru, Tint of Sienna, Tint of Saddle Brown, Shade of Saddle Brown, Shade of Saddle Brown, Tint of Black
Color scheme was created by EncodedBunny

Color codes in palette

Sand Shades color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#f3a978#f3a978RGB(243, 169, 120)——
#db986c#db986cRGB(219, 152, 108)——
#c28760#c28760RGB(194, 135, 96)——
#aa7654#aa7654RGB(170, 118, 84)——
#926548#926548RGB(146, 101, 72)——
#7a553c#7a553cRGB(122, 85, 60)——
#614430#614430RGB(97, 68, 48)——
#493324#493324RGB(73, 51, 36)——
#312218#312218RGB(49, 34, 24)——

Color Palette Contrast

16 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#f3a978
#db986c
1.23
#f3a978
#c28760
1.55
#f3a978
#aa7654
1.98
#db986c
#c28760
1.25
#db986c
#aa7654
1.6
#c28760
#aa7654
1.27

Image palette Sand Shades png