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Desert Locust

#A8A150

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.67:1Fails

Black text

7.43:1AAA

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About Desert Locust

Desert Locust (#A8A150) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 168, 161, 80 and its HSL value is 55°, 35%, 49%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Desert Locust, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A8A150 · #5057A8

Analogous

#A87550 · #A8A150 · #83A850

Triadic

#A8A150 · #50A8A1 · #A150A8

Split complementary

#A8A150 · #5083A8 · #7550A8

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