YellowMid-toneMuted

Water Reed

#AFAA80

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.38:1AAA

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About Water Reed

Water Reed (#AFAA80) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 175, 170, 128 and its HSL value is 54°, 23%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Water Reed, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AFAA80 · #8085AF

Analogous

#AF9380 · #AFAA80 · #9DAF80

Triadic

#AFAA80 · #80AFAA · #AA80AF

Split complementary

#AFAA80 · #809CAF · #9380AF

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