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African Sand

#CDAB89

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.15:1Fails

Black text

9.22:1AAA

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About African Sand

African Sand (#CDAB89) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 205, 171, 137 and its HSL value is 30°, 40%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (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

#CDAB89 · #89ABCD

Analogous

#CD8989 · #CDAB89 · #CDCD89

Triadic

#CDAB89 · #89CDAB · #AB89CD

Split complementary

#CDAB89 · #89CDCD · #8989CD

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