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Practical Beige

#C9B29C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.03:1Fails

Black text

9.74:1AAA

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About Practical Beige

Practical Beige (#C9B29C) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 201, 178, 156 and its HSL value is 29°, 29%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Practical Beige, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9B29C · #9CB3C9

Analogous

#C99C9D · #C9B29C · #C9C89C

Triadic

#C9B29C · #9CC9B2 · #B29CC9

Split complementary

#C9B29C · #9CC9C8 · #9C9DC9

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