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Watercress Pesto

#C5C89E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.73:1Fails

Black text

11.44:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C5C89E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 200, 158 and its HSL value is 64°, 28%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (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

#C5C89E · #A19EC8

Analogous

#C8B69E · #C5C89E · #B0C89E

Triadic

#C5C89E · #9EC5C8 · #C89EC5

Split complementary

#C5C89E · #9EB0C8 · #B69EC8

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