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Shagreen

#C9C79E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.73:1Fails

Black text

11.45:1AAA

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About Shagreen

Shagreen (#C9C79E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 199, 158 and its HSL value is 57°, 28%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shagreen, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9C79E · #9EA0C9

Analogous

#C9B29E · #C9C79E · #B5C99E

Triadic

#C9C79E · #9EC9C7 · #C79EC9

Split complementary

#C9C79E · #9EB6C9 · #B19EC9

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