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Yellow Maize

#BAA957

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.39:1AAA

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About Yellow Maize

Yellow Maize (#BAA957) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 186, 169, 87 and its HSL value is 50°, 42%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Yellow Maize, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BAA957 · #5768BA

Analogous

#BA7757 · #BAA957 · #99BA57

Triadic

#BAA957 · #57BAA9 · #A957BA

Split complementary

#BAA957 · #5799BA · #7857BA

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