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French Grey Linen

#C9C9B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.68:1Fails

Black text

11.80:1AAA

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About French Grey Linen

French Grey Linen (#C9C9B6) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 201, 182 and its HSL value is 60°, 15%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of French Grey Linen, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C9C9B6 · #B6B6C9

Analogous

#C9C0B6 · #C9C9B6 · #C0C9B6

Triadic

#C9C9B6 · #B6C9C9 · #C9B6C9

Split complementary

#C9C9B6 · #B6C0C9 · #C0B6C9

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