Sandy brown

#ed975e

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

This is Sandy brown, a vivid orange at 24 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Sandy brown color values

Every conversion for #ed975e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ed975e

RGB237, 151, 94

HSL24, 80%, 65%

HSV24, 60%, 93%

CMYK0%, 36%, 60%, 7%

Lab70.14, 26.92, 43.06

XYZ48.01, 40.95, 15.96

Decimal15570782

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone163 C

Shades of sandy brown

#ea8643 #e77428 #d96518 #be5815 #a34c12 #883f0f #6d330c #522609 #371906 #1c0d03

Tints of sandy brown

#efa06c #f0aa7b #f2b389 #f3bc98 #f5c6a6 #f7cfb5 #f8d9c3 #fae2d2 #fcebe0 #fdf5ef

Colors that go with sandy brown

Complementary#5eb4ed Analogous#ed5e6d Analogous#eddf5e Triadic#5eed97 Triadic#975eed Split complementary#5eeddf Split complementary#5e6ced

Sandy brown in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 36, 60, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ed975e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 60 7

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 59 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sandy brown in css

Copy #ed975e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ed975e; }
.text { color: #ed975e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed975e; }

How sandy brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sandy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ed975e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ed975e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sandy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ed975e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn sandy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ed975e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ed975e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.