ORANGE

Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Conversions

HEX#F4A460

RGBrgb(244, 164, 96)

HSLhsl(28, 87%, 67%)

HSVhsv(28, 61%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%)

Copy CSS

color: #f4a460;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(244, 164, 96);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(28, 87%, 67%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.03 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.41 : 1

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Pairings

About Sandy Brown

Sandy Brown is the hex color #F4A460, which translates to rgb(244, 164, 96) in RGB and hsl(28, 87%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 28 degrees, with a saturation of 87 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. That combination gives Sandy Brown a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Sandy Brown compares

Sandy Brown is exactly the CSS keyword sandybrown, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is orange-300 (#FFB86A), at a distance of 8.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Amber Glow at 8.8. Sorted by lightness, Sandy Brown is number 15 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Sandy Brown

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Sandy Brown, led by Ink black at 9.41:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Sandy Brown already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Sandy Brown. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.07:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Sandy Brown

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Sandy Brown for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Sandy Brown

Format	Value
HEX	#F4A460
RGB	rgb(244, 164, 96)
HSL	hsl(28, 87%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(28, 61%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.40% 0.1269 59.71)
CIELAB	lab(73.95 23.03 46.79)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.