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Shell

#DCC7BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.62:1Fails

Black text

12.20:1AAA

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About Shell

Shell (#DCC7BC) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 220, 199, 188 and its HSL value is 21°, 31%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#DCC7BC · #BCD1DC

Analogous

#DCBCC1 · #DCC7BC · #DCD7BC

Triadic

#DCC7BC · #BCDCC7 · #C7BCDC

Split complementary

#DCC7BC · #BCDCD7 · #BCC1DC

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