Sandstone Color — HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#c9ae74
Format Value
HEX #c9ae74
RGB rgb(201, 174, 116)
HSL hsl(40.9, 44%, 62.2%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 42.3%, 21.2%)
HSV hsv(40.9, 42.3%, 78.8%)

sandstone color harmonies

Tints & shades of sandstone

Tints (lighter)

#ceb581 #d3bd8d #d8c49a #ddcba7 #e2d3b3 #e6dac0 #ebe2cc #f0e9d9 #f5f0e6 #faf8f2

Shades (darker)

#b79e69 #a48e5f #927f54 #806f4a #6e5f3f #5b4f35 #493f2a #372f20 #252015 #12100b

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 2.15:1 · Fail

The quick brown fox

On black · 9.79:1 · AAA

Recommended text color: #000000

Use sandstone in code

CSS color: #c9ae74;
SCSS $color: #c9ae74;
Tailwind bg-[#c9ae74]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.682, blue: 0.455, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#c9ae74")
Flutter Color(0xFFC9AE74)

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What is the HEX code for sandstone?

The CSS color sandstone in HEX format is #c9ae74. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use sandstone in CSS?

To apply sandstone in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #c9ae74;
  • Background: background-color: #c9ae74;
  • Border: border-color: #c9ae74;

What are all the color format values for sandstone?

FormatValue
HEX#c9ae74
RGBrgb(201, 174, 116)
HSLhsl(40.9, 44%, 62.2%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13.4%, 42.3%, 21.2%)

How do I convert sandstone to HEX?

Select sandstone from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #c9ae74 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does sandstone belong to?

sandstone belongs to the orange color family. It is a medium, moderately saturated color with HSL values: hue 40.9°, saturation 44%, lightness 62.2%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of sandstone?

Lighter variant (lightness 77.2%): #deceab. Darker variant (lightness 47.2%): #ad8c43. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.