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Bay Water

#AAAD96

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.30:1Fails

Black text

8.60:1AAA

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About Bay Water

Bay Water (#AAAD96) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 170, 173, 150 and its HSL value is 68°, 12%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bay Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AAAD96 · #9996AD

Analogous

#ADA596 · #AAAD96 · #9EAD96

Triadic

#AAAD96 · #96AAAD · #AD96AA

Split complementary

#AAAD96 · #969EAD · #A596AD

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