What color is #F4A460?

#F4A460 is a light, vivid orange known as Sandy Brown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sandy Brown?

The RGB value is 244, 164, 96: 244 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sandy Brown?

The complementary color is #60B0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4A460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sandy Brown color: hex code #F4A460

#F4A460 rgb(244, 164, 96)

Shades of orange

Sandy Brown has the hex code #F4A460. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 64.3% green and 37.6% blue (244, 164, 96).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 87% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 61% yellow and 4% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword sandybrown.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

Sandy Brown (#F4A460) color codes

HEX	`#F4A460`
RGB	`rgb(244, 164, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 64.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 87%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 61%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, 23.03, 46.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 52.15, 63.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.698, 46.633, 17.29)`
Decimal	`16032864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sandy Brown, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4A460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4A460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4A460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4a460; }
.text { color: #f4a460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4a460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 164 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4a460, #f4ee60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4A460 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4A460?: #F4A460 is a light, vivid orange known as Sandy Brown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sandy Brown?: The RGB value is 244, 164, 96: 244 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sandy Brown?: The complementary color is #60B0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4A460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.