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Sandy Brown Color

#f4a460

Sandy Brown Color

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A warm tan named after the color of sand.

Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#f4a460

RGB

rgb(244, 164, 96)

HSL

hsl(27.6, 87.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.6, 60.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.8%, 60.7%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(73.95, 23.03, 46.79)

LCH

lch(73.95, 52.15, 63.79)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1269, 59.72)

HWB

hwb(27.6, 37.6%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#60b0f4

Analogous

#f46066

#f4a460

#f4ee60

Triadic

#f4a460

#60f4a4

#a460f4

Split-complementary

#f4a460

#60f4ee

#6066f4

Tetradic

#f4a460

#b0f460

#60b0f4

#a460f4

Square

#f4a460

#66f460

#60b0f4

#ee60f4

Shades

Sandy Brown Color mixed toward black.

#f0862b

#d4690f

#9f4f0b

#6a3507

#351a04

Tints

Sandy Brown Color mixed toward white.

#f6b37b

#f8c295

#fad2b0

#fbe1ca

#fdf0e5

Tones

Sandy Brown Color mixed toward gray.

#e8a56c

#dba679

#cfa785

#c3a891

#b6a99e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d575 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#dae07a · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#f18386 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f4a460;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f4a460]

Related colors

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

Sandy Brown (#f4a460) is rgb(244, 164, 96) in RGB.

No, #f4a460 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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