YellowMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9E9B87

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9E9B87) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 158, 155, 135 and its HSL value is 52°, 11%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Milk Thistle, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9E9B87 · #878A9E

Analogous

#9E8F87 · #9E9B87 · #959E87

Triadic

#9E9B87 · #879E9B · #9B879E

Split complementary

#9E9B87 · #87959E · #90879E

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