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Watercress Pesto

#C8C6A2

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.37:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C8C6A2) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 200, 198, 162 and its HSL value is 57°, 26%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (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

#C8C6A2 · #A2A4C8

Analogous

#C8B3A2 · #C8C6A2 · #B7C8A2

Triadic

#C8C6A2 · #A2C8C6 · #C6A2C8

Split complementary

#C8C6A2 · #A2B7C8 · #B3A2C8

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