Sandybrown — #F4A460
#F4A460 is a light, vivid orange. It is the CSS named color sandybrown.
Color values
| HEX | #F4A460 |
| RGB | rgb(244, 164, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 87%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16032864 |
| CSS | color: #F4A460; |
| Android | 0xFFF4A460 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.643, blue: 0.376, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F4A460 | 2.03:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F4A460 | 10.33:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #F4A460
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F4A460 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F4A460
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F4A460 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F4A460; background-color: #F4A460; }
.element { color: rgb(244 164 96); }
.element { color: hsl(28 87% 67%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#F4A460] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F4A460;
Frequently asked questions
What color is #F4A460?
#F4A460 is a light, vivid orange, which CSS calls sandybrown. Its hue sits at 28° on the color wheel, with 87% saturation and 67% lightness.
What is #F4A460 in RGB?
#F4A460 converts to rgb(244, 164, 96) — 244 red, 164 green and 96 blue.
What is #F4A460 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #F4A460 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (10.33:1 versus 2.03:1).
What is the complementary color of #F4A460?
#62B0F4 — the hue directly opposite #F4A460 on the color wheel.