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Sulphur Yellow

#C5BB50

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.98:1Fails

Black text

9.99:1AAA

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About Sulphur Yellow

Sulphur Yellow (#C5BB50) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 187, 80 and its HSL value is 55°, 50%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sulphur Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C5BB50 · #505AC5

Analogous

#C58150 · #C5BB50 · #95C550

Triadic

#C5BB50 · #50C5BB · #BB50C5

Split complementary

#C5BB50 · #5094C5 · #8150C5

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