YellowMid-toneMuted

Oil Yellow

#C5AC42

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.82:1AAA

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About Oil Yellow

Oil Yellow (#C5AC42) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 172, 66 and its HSL value is 49°, 53%, 52%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Oil Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C5AC42 · #425BC5

Analogous

#C56B42 · #C5AC42 · #9CC542

Triadic

#C5AC42 · #42C5AC · #AC42C5

Split complementary

#C5AC42 · #429CC5 · #6B42C5

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