OrangeMid-toneMuted

Butter Nut

#C9A479

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.32:1Fails

Black text

8.55:1AAA

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About Butter Nut

Butter Nut (#C9A479) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 201, 164, 121 and its HSL value is 32°, 43%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Butter Nut, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C9A479 · #799EC9

Analogous

#C97C79 · #C9A479 · #C6C979

Triadic

#C9A479 · #79C9A4 · #A479C9

Split complementary

#C9A479 · #79C6C9 · #7C79C9

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