YellowMid-toneMuted

Historic Shade

#ACA991

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.33:1AAA

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About Historic Shade

Historic Shade (#ACA991) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 172, 169, 145 and its HSL value is 53°, 14%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (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

#ACA991 · #9194AC

Analogous

#AC9B91 · #ACA991 · #A2AC91

Triadic

#ACA991 · #91ACA9 · #A991AC

Split complementary

#ACA991 · #91A2AC · #9B91AC

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