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Bay Water

#ABAB93

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.46:1AAA

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About Bay Water

Bay Water (#ABAB93) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 171, 171, 147 and its HSL value is 60°, 12%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (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

#ABAB93 · #9393AB

Analogous

#AB9F93 · #ABAB93 · #9FAB93

Triadic

#ABAB93 · #93ABAB · #AB93AB

Split complementary

#ABAB93 · #939FAB · #9F93AB

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