Sandy brown

#e1a27a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for sandy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Sandy brown sits in the orange range, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Sandy brown color values

Every conversion for #e1a27a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e1a27a
RGB225, 162, 122
HSL23, 63%, 68%
HSV23, 46%, 88%
CMYK0%, 28%, 46%, 12%
Lab71.73, 18.61, 30.01
XYZ47.48, 43.25, 24.26
Decimal14787194
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone472 C
Pantone472 CHex#e1a27aRgb225 162 122Cmyk0 28 46 12Lab72 19 30Darker#a75826Deep#d47940Lighter#ebcbb7

Shades of sandy brown

#db9060#d57e46#ce6c2e#b45f29#9a5123#80431d#663617#4d2811#331b0b#190d06

Tints of sandy brown

#e4aa86#e6b392#e9bb9e#ecc3a9#eecbb5#f1d4c1#f4dccd#f6e4d9#f9ede5#fcf5f0

Colors that go with sandy brown

Complementary#7ab9e1Analogous#e17a85Analogous#e1d67aTriadic#7ae1a2Triadic#a27ae1Split complementary#7ae1d5Split complementary#7a86e1

Sandy brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 46, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e1a27a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 46 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 46 18
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sandy brown in css

Copy #e1a27a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e1a27a; }
.text { color: #e1a27a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a27a; }

How sandy brown looks on light and dark

Sandy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e1a27a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e1a27a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sandy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e1a27a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sandy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn sandy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e1a27a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sandy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e1a27a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.