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Terracotta Sand

#D9B99C

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.85:1Fails

Black text

10.72:1AAA

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About Terracotta Sand

Terracotta Sand (#D9B99C) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 217, 185, 156 and its HSL value is 29°, 45%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Terracotta Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#D9B99C · #9CBCD9

Analogous

#D99C9E · #D9B99C · #D9D89C

Triadic

#D9B99C · #9CD9B9 · #B99CD9

Split complementary

#D9B99C · #9CD9D7 · #9C9ED9

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