NeutralLightMuted

Dusty Sand

#BDB9B0

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.96:1Fails

Black text

10.12:1AAA

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About Dusty Sand

Dusty Sand (#BDB9B0) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 185, 176 and its HSL value is 42°, 9%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dusty Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BDB9B0 · #B0B4BD

Analogous

#BDB3B0 · #BDB9B0 · #BBBDB0

Triadic

#BDB9B0 · #B0BDB9 · #B9B0BD

Split complementary

#BDB9B0 · #B0BBBD · #B2B0BD

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