YellowMid-toneMuted

Cactus Sand

#9D966B

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.00:1Fails

Black text

6.61:1AA

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About Cactus Sand

Cactus Sand (#9D966B) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 157, 150, 107 and its HSL value is 52°, 20%, 52%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cactus Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9D966B · #6B729D

Analogous

#9D7D6B · #9D966B · #8B9D6B

Triadic

#9D966B · #6B9D96 · #966B9D

Split complementary

#9D966B · #6B8B9D · #7D6B9D

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