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Hornet Yellow

#AC7B0B

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.76:1AA large

Black text

5.27:1AA

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About Hornet Yellow

Hornet Yellow (#AC7B0B) is a mid-tone vivid orange. Its RGB value is 172, 123, 11 and its HSL value is 42°, 88%, 36%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Hornet Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AC7B0B · #0B3CAC

Analogous

#AC2B0B · #AC7B0B · #8CAC0B

Triadic

#AC7B0B · #0BAC7B · #7B0BAC

Split complementary

#AC7B0B · #0B8CAC · #2A0BAC

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