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Named color

Sandy Brown

Sandy Brown color #F4A460: RGB 244, 164, 96 and HSL 28°, 87%, 67%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#F4A460 orange warm vibrant
HEX #F4A460
RGB rgb(244, 164, 96)
HSL hsl(28 87% 67%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 61, 4)
Luminance 0.4663
Contrast Black 10.33:1White 2.03:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-sandy-brown: #F4A460;
.bg-sandy-brown { background-color: #F4A460; }
.text-sandy-brown { color: #F4A460; }
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Color meaning and use

About Sandy Brown Color

Sandy Brown uses HEX #F4A460, RGB 244, 164, 96, and HSL 28°, 87%, 67%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4663; black contrast is 10.33:1 and white contrast is 2.03:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Sandy Brown against black and white text.

Black text10.33:1AA Pass
White text2.03:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Sandy Brown Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#62B0F4#62B0F4#F46267#F46267#F4EF62#F4EF62#62F4A6#62F4A6#A662F4#A662F4
Open full Sandy Brown harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FAD7B7#FAD7B7#EA7610#EA7610#FFA557#FFA557#E2A774#E2A774#F9EADC#F9EADC#FFBB80#FFBB80

Pairings

Black#000000#62B0F4#62B0F4#F46267#F46267#F4EF62#F4EF62Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4663
Black text10.33:1AA Pass
White text2.03:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#F4A460",
  "rgb": [
    244,
    164,
    96
  ],
  "hsl": [
    28,
    87,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    33,
    61,
    4
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4663,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.33,
    "white": 2.03
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#62B0F4",
  "analogous": [
    "#F46267",
    "#F4EF62"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#62F4A6",
    "#A662F4"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#67F462",
    "#62B0F4",
    "#EF62F4"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#62F4EF",
    "#6267F4"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FAD7B7",
    "#F4A460",
    "#EA7610"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FAD7B7",
  "dark": "#EA7610",
  "saturated": "#FFA557",
  "desaturated": "#E2A774",
  "pastel": "#F9EADC",
  "neon": "#FFBB80"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#62B0F4",
    "#F46267",
    "#F4EF62"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#E2A774",
    "#FAD7B7"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FAD7B7",
    "#E2A774"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "light-salmon",
    "dark-salmon",
    "raw-sienna",
    "champagne-gold",
    "butterscotch"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "sandy-brown"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "light-salmon-vs-sandy-brown",
    "sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/sandy-brown",
    "/wcag/sandy-brown",
    "/css/colors/sandy-brown",
    "/hex/f4a460",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/sandy-brown"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/light-salmon",
      "/colors/dark-salmon",
      "/colors/raw-sienna",
      "/colors/champagne-gold",
      "/colors/butterscotch",
      "/compare/light-salmon-vs-sandy-brown",
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      "/harmonies/sandy-brown",
      "/wcag/sandy-brown",
      "/css/colors/sandy-brown",
      "/hex/f4a460",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "sandy-brown",
  "name": "Sandy Brown",
  "cssName": "sandybrown",
  "hex": "#F4A460",
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "sandybrown"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    244,
    164,
    96
  ],
  "hsl": [
    28,
    87,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    33,
    61,
    4
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4663,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.33,
    "white": 2.03
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#62B0F4",
    "analogous": [
      "#F46267",
      "#F4EF62"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#62F4A6",
      "#A662F4"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#67F462",
      "#62B0F4",
      "#EF62F4"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#62F4EF",
      "#6267F4"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FAD7B7",
      "#F4A460",
      "#EA7610"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FAD7B7",
    "dark": "#EA7610",
    "saturated": "#FFA557",
    "desaturated": "#E2A774",
    "pastel": "#F9EADC",
    "neon": "#FFBB80"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-sandy-brown: #F4A460;",
    "utility": ".bg-sandy-brown { background-color: #F4A460; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-sandy-brown { color: #F4A460; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "light-salmon",
    "dark-salmon",
    "raw-sienna",
    "champagne-gold",
    "butterscotch"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "sandy-brown"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "light-salmon-vs-sandy-brown",
    "sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/sandy-brown",
    "/wcag/sandy-brown",
    "/css/colors/sandy-brown",
    "/hex/f4a460",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/sandy-brown"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/light-salmon",
      "/colors/dark-salmon",
      "/colors/raw-sienna",
      "/colors/champagne-gold",
      "/colors/butterscotch",
      "/compare/light-salmon-vs-sandy-brown",
      "/compare/sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon",
      "/harmonies/sandy-brown",
      "/wcag/sandy-brown",
      "/css/colors/sandy-brown",
      "/hex/f4a460",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#62B0F4",
      "#F46267",
      "#F4EF62"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#E2A774",
      "#FAD7B7"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FAD7B7",
      "#E2A774"
    ]
  }
}
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