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Forest Sand

#C9CBA6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.86:1AAA

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About Forest Sand

Forest Sand (#C9CBA6) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 203, 166 and its HSL value is 63°, 26%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (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

#C9CBA6 · #A8A6CB

Analogous

#CBBBA6 · #C9CBA6 · #B7CBA6

Triadic

#C9CBA6 · #A6C9CB · #CBA6C9

Split complementary

#C9CBA6 · #A6B7CB · #BAA6CB

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