YellowMid-toneMuted

Historic Shade

#ABA990

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.31:1AAA

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About Historic Shade

Historic Shade (#ABA990) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 171, 169, 144 and its HSL value is 56°, 14%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Historic Shade, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ABA990 · #9092AB

Analogous

#AB9C90 · #ABA990 · #A0AB90

Triadic

#ABA990 · #90ABA9 · #A990AB

Split complementary

#ABA990 · #90A0AB · #9B90AB

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