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Watercress Pesto

#C5C59C

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.16:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C5C59C) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 197, 156 and its HSL value is 60°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Watercress Pesto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C5C59C · #9C9CC5

Analogous

#C5B19C · #C5C59C · #B1C59C

Triadic

#C5C59C · #9CC5C5 · #C59CC5

Split complementary

#C5C59C · #9CB0C5 · #B09CC5

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