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Ground Ginger

#D8CC9E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.61:1Fails

Black text

12.30:1AAA

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About Ground Ginger

Ground Ginger (#D8CC9E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 216, 204, 158 and its HSL value is 48°, 43%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ground Ginger, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#D8CC9E · #9EAAD8

Analogous

#D8AF9E · #D8CC9E · #C7D89E

Triadic

#D8CC9E · #9ED8CC · #CC9ED8

Split complementary

#D8CC9E · #9EC7D8 · #AF9ED8

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