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The Killing Joke

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Contrast at a glance

White text

2.03:1Fails

Black text

9.74:1AAA

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About The Killing Joke

The Killing Joke (#B8BD1A) is a mid-tone vivid yellow. Its RGB value is 184, 189, 26 and its HSL value is 62°, 76%, 42%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of The Killing Joke, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B8BD1A · #1F1ABD

Analogous

#BD711A · #B8BD1A · #67BD1A

Triadic

#B8BD1A · #1AB8BD · #BD1AB8

Split complementary

#B8BD1A · #1A67BD · #701ABD

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