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Balsam

#BDC1B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.83:1Fails

Black text

10.82:1AAA

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About Balsam

Balsam (#BDC1B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 193, 183 and its HSL value is 84°, 7%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Balsam, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BDC1B7 · #BBB7C1

Analogous

#C1C0B7 · #BDC1B7 · #B8C1B7

Triadic

#BDC1B7 · #B7BDC1 · #C1B7BD

Split complementary

#BDC1B7 · #B7B8C1 · #C0B7C1

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