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Watercress Pesto

#C6C69E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.29:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C6C69E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 198, 198, 158 and its HSL value is 60°, 26%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (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

#C6C69E · #9E9EC6

Analogous

#C6B29E · #C6C69E · #B2C69E

Triadic

#C6C69E · #9EC6C6 · #C69EC6

Split complementary

#C6C69E · #9EB2C6 · #B29EC6

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