Sandy brown

#faba74

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 31 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Sandy brown color values

Every conversion for #faba74, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#faba74

RGB250, 186, 116

HSL31, 93%, 72%

HSV31, 54%, 98%

CMYK0%, 26%, 54%, 2%

Lab80.01, 15.4, 44.23

XYZ60.14, 56.7, 24.3

Decimal16431732

Web safe#ffcc66

Pantone1485 C

Shades of sandy brown

#f9aa54 #f89a33 #f78a13 #e07908 #bf6707 #9f5606 #7f4405 #5e3303 #3e2102 #1e1001

Tints of sandy brown

#fac080 #fbc68c #fbcc99 #fcd2a5 #fcd8b1 #fddebd #fde4c9 #feead5 #fef0e2 #fef6ee

Colors that go with sandy brown

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Sandy brown in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 54, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #faba74 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 54 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 54 8

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 #faba74 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #faba74; }
.text { color: #faba74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faba74; }

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 #faba74 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faba74 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 #faba74 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 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 #faba74 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

Every value on this page for #faba74 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.