OrangeMid-toneMuted

Yellow Maize

#C0A557

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.26:1AAA

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About Yellow Maize

Yellow Maize (#C0A557) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 192, 165, 87 and its HSL value is 45°, 45%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Yellow Maize, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C0A557 · #5772C0

Analogous

#C07057 · #C0A557 · #A7C057

Triadic

#C0A557 · #57C0A5 · #A557C0

Split complementary

#C0A557 · #57A7C0 · #7057C0

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