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Papyrus

#9F9511

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.10:1AA large

Black text

6.39:1AA

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About Papyrus

Papyrus (#9F9511) is a dark vivid yellow. Its RGB value is 159, 149, 17 and its HSL value is 56°, 81%, 35%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Papyrus, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9F9511 · #111B9F

Analogous

#9F4E11 · #9F9511 · #629F11

Triadic

#9F9511 · #119F95 · #95119F

Split complementary

#9F9511 · #11629F · #4E119F

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