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Shell

#DCC6BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.63:1Fails

Black text

12.12:1AAA

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About Shell

Shell (#DCC6BD) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 220, 198, 189 and its HSL value is 17°, 31%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DCC6BD · #BDD3DC

Analogous

#DCBDC3 · #DCC6BD · #DCD5BD

Triadic

#DCC6BD · #BDDCC6 · #C6BDDC

Split complementary

#DCC6BD · #BDDCD5 · #BDC4DC

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