YellowMid-toneMuted

Historic Shade

#ADA990

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.37:1Fails

Black text

8.35:1AAA

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About Historic Shade

Historic Shade (#ADA990) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 173, 169, 144 and its HSL value is 52°, 15%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (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

#ADA990 · #9094AD

Analogous

#AD9B90 · #ADA990 · #A3AD90

Triadic

#ADA990 · #90ADA9 · #A990AD

Split complementary

#ADA990 · #90A3AD · #9A90AD

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