Sandy brown

#f8a75e

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

Sandy brown is a mid orange with balanced warmth. 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 #f8a75e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8a75e
RGB248, 167, 94
HSL28, 92%, 67%
HSV28, 62%, 97%
CMYK0%, 33%, 62%, 3%
Lab75.08, 22.94, 49.22
XYZ54.55, 48.4, 17.06
Decimal16295774
Web safe#ff9966
Pantone715 C
Pantone715 CHex#f8a75eRgb248 167 94Cmyk0 33 62 3Lab75 23 49Darker#bf5f08Deep#f5821aLighter#f7cda7

Shades of sandy brown

Tints of sandy brown

Colors that go with sandy brown

Sandy brown in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 62, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8a75e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 62 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 61 9
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sandy brown in css

Copy #f8a75e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8a75e; }
.text { color: #f8a75e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8a75e; }

How sandy brown looks on light and dark

Sandy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f8a75e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.97:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.68:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8a75e 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 #f8a75e 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 #f8a75e 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 #f8a75e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.