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African Sand

#CFA988

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.13:1AAA

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About African Sand

African Sand (#CFA988) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 207, 169, 136 and its HSL value is 28°, 43%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (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

#CFA988 · #88AECF

Analogous

#CF888A · #CFA988 · #CFCD88

Triadic

#CFA988 · #88CFA9 · #A988CF

Split complementary

#CFA988 · #88CFCD · #888BCF

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