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Bakelite Yellow

#C8B486

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.03:1Fails

Black text

9.74:1AAA

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About Bakelite Yellow

Bakelite Yellow (#C8B486) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 200, 180, 134 and its HSL value is 42°, 37%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bakelite Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C8B486 · #869AC8

Analogous

#C89386 · #C8B486 · #BBC886

Triadic

#C8B486 · #86C8B4 · #B486C8

Split complementary

#C8B486 · #86BBC8 · #9386C8

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