sandybrown — #F4A460
#F4A460
rgb(244, 164, 96) · hsl(28, 87%, 67%) · CSS keyword sandybrown
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandybrown on white | 2.03:1 | — | — |
| sandybrown on black | 10.33:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, sandybrown takes black text: 10.33:1 against 2.03:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: sandybrown;
color: #f4a460;
color: rgb(244 164 96);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to sandybrown
- lightsalmon — #FFA07A
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- burlywood — #DEB887
- goldenrod — #DAA520
- tan — #D2B48C
- salmon — #FA8072
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for sandybrown?
The hex code for sandybrown is #F4A460 — RGB 244, 164, 96.
Can I use sandybrown for text?
Not on a white background. sandybrown reaches only 2.03:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on sandybrown be black or white?
Black — 10.33:1 against 2.03:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- seagreen — #2E8B57
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- sienna — #A0522D
- silver — #C0C0C0
- skyblue — #87CEEB
- slateblue — #6A5ACD
- slategray — #708090
- snow — #FFFAFA
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- steelblue — #4682B4
- tan — #D2B48C
- teal — #008080
#F4A460 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference