Sandy Brown (#F4A460)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.03:1 — vs black: 10.33:1

Color values

  • HEX #F4A460
  • RGB rgb(244, 164, 96)
  • HSL hsl(27, 87%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 33, 61, 4 )
  • Websafe #FF9966

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F4A460 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#60B0F4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#F46066
#F4EE60
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#60F4A4
#A460F4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#60F4EE
#6066F4
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#66F460
#60B0F4
#EE60F4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sandy Brown
#F4A460 Base
#AF570C
#EF7B18
#F18E3A
#F7BA86
#F9CDA8
#FDF1E7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sandy Brown, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180C02
#532906
#8E460A
#C8640E
#F08225
Sandy Brown #F4A460 Base
#F6B37B
#F8C396
#FAD2B1
#FBE2CC
#FDF1E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F4A460. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F4A460;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F4A460;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F4A460;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F4A460,
        #60B0F4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F4A460,
        #60B0F4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$sandy-brown: #F4A460;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sandy-brown-r: 244;
$sandy-brown-g: 164;
$sandy-brown-b: 96;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sandy-brown;
    color: rgba($sandy-brown-r, $sandy-brown-g, $sandy-brown-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sandy Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F4A460 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C0C05B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #AFAF61 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F89D9D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B6B6B6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sandy Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sandy Brown #F4A460 Base
Rajah #FBAB60 ΔE 2.34
Very Light Tangelo #FFB077 ΔE 4.02
Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 4.51
Neon Carrot #FFA343 ΔE 4.53

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.