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African Sand

#CCA886

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.21:1Fails

Black text

8.97:1AAA

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About African Sand

African Sand (#CCA886) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 204, 168, 134 and its HSL value is 29°, 41%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of African Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#CCA886 · #86AACC

Analogous

#CC8687 · #CCA886 · #CCCB86

Triadic

#CCA886 · #86CCA8 · #A886CC

Split complementary

#CCA886 · #86CCCB · #8687CC

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