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Pale Lichen

#D9D5BE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.48:1Fails

Black text

13.40:1AAA

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About Pale Lichen

Pale Lichen (#D9D5BE) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 217, 213, 190 and its HSL value is 51°, 26%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Lichen, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#D9D5BE · #BEC2D9

Analogous

#D9C8BE · #D9D5BE · #D0D9BE

Triadic

#D9D5BE · #BED9D5 · #D5BED9

Split complementary

#D9D5BE · #BED0D9 · #C8BED9

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