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Watercress Pesto

#C8C49F

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.17:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C8C49F) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 200, 196, 159 and its HSL value is 54°, 27%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (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

#C8C49F · #9FA3C8

Analogous

#C8B09F · #C8C49F · #B7C89F

Triadic

#C8C49F · #9FC8C4 · #C49FC8

Split complementary

#C8C49F · #9FB7C8 · #B09FC8

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