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Sandshell

#D6C9B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.63:1Fails

Black text

12.17:1AAA

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About Sandshell

Sandshell (#D6C9B8) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 214, 201, 184 and its HSL value is 34°, 27%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sandshell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#D6C9B8 · #B8C5D6

Analogous

#D6BAB8 · #D6C9B8 · #D4D6B8

Triadic

#D6C9B8 · #B8D6C9 · #C9B8D6

Split complementary

#D6C9B8 · #B8D4D6 · #BAB8D6

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