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Organic Matter

#AA9E56

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.29:1AAA

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About Organic Matter

Organic Matter (#AA9E56) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 170, 158, 86 and its HSL value is 51°, 33%, 50%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Organic Matter, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AA9E56 · #5662AA

Analogous

#AA7456 · #AA9E56 · #8CAA56

Triadic

#AA9E56 · #56AA9E · #9E56AA

Split complementary

#AA9E56 · #568CAA · #7456AA

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