What is the hex code for Sandy Brown?

Sandy Brown is #f4a460. In CSS the keyword sandybrown, the hex #f4a460, rgb(244, 164, 96) and hsl(28, 87%, 67%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Sandy Brown on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #60b0f4, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Sandy Brown for text?

Sandy Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 10.33:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Browns

Sandy Brown color: hex #f4a460, RGB and HSL

Sandy Brown is the CSS keyword sandybrown, hex #f4a460, rgb(244, 164, 96), hsl(28, 87%, 67%). It is a medium, fully saturated orange in the browns family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: sandybrown
Hex: #f4a460
RGB: rgb(244, 164, 96)
HSL: hsl(28, 87%, 67%)
On white: 2.03:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 10.33:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: sandybrown;          /* keyword */
  color: #f4a460;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(244, 164, 96); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(28, 87%, 67%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with sandy brown

Each match keeps sandy brown's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside sandy brown as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#60b0f4

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#60f4ee

#6066f4

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#60f4a4

#a460f4

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#f46066

#f4ee60

Tints and shades of sandy brown

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as sandy brown — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#f6b37b

#f8c295

#fad2b0

#fbe1ca

#fdf0e4

Shades (darker)

#f0862b

#d4690f

#9f4f0b

#6a3507

#351a04

A UI color palette built from sandy brown

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from sandy brown as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #f4a460
secondary: #60f4ee
accent: #6066f4
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221911
muted: #8f7056
border: #ece5df

Dark mode

primary: #f4a460
secondary: #60f4ee
accent: #6066f4
background: #1b140e
surface: #281e15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a494
border: #493727

Open sandy brown in the palette generator

Using sandy brown in an interface

Browns are muted oranges, and they behave like neutrals with warmth: the light ones make paper-like page backgrounds, the mid tones make borders and muted text, and the dark ones can carry body text. Brands that want to feel crafted or organic lean on this family. Whichever role sandy brown takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Sandy Brown?: Sandy Brown is #f4a460. In CSS the keyword sandybrown, the hex #f4a460, rgb(244, 164, 96) and hsl(28, 87%, 67%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Sandy Brown?: Its complement is #60b0f4, the split-complementary pair is #60f4ee and #6066f4, the triadic partners are #60f4a4 and #a460f4, and the analogous neighbors are #f46066 and #f4ee60. In an interface, use Sandy Brown for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Sandy Brown on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #60b0f4, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Sandy Brown for text?: Sandy Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 10.33:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.