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Forest Sand

#C9CBA5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.85:1AAA

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About Forest Sand

Forest Sand (#C9CBA5) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 203, 165 and its HSL value is 63°, 27%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Forest Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C9CBA5 · #A7A5CB

Analogous

#CBBAA5 · #C9CBA5 · #B6CBA5

Triadic

#C9CBA5 · #A5C9CB · #CBA5C9

Split complementary

#C9CBA5 · #A5B6CB · #BAA5CB

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