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Watercress Pesto

#C6C49D

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.78:1Fails

Black text

11.11:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C6C49D) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 198, 196, 157 and its HSL value is 57°, 26%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (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

#C6C49D · #9D9FC6

Analogous

#C6B09D · #C6C49D · #B3C69D

Triadic

#C6C49D · #9DC6C4 · #C49DC6

Split complementary

#C6C49D · #9DB3C6 · #AF9DC6

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