OrangeMid-toneMuted

Butter Nut

#C9A579

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.30:1Fails

Black text

8.62:1AAA

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About Butter Nut

Butter Nut (#C9A579) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 201, 165, 121 and its HSL value is 33°, 43%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (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

#C9A579 · #799DC9

Analogous

#C97D79 · #C9A579 · #C5C979

Triadic

#C9A579 · #79C9A5 · #A579C9

Split complementary

#C9A579 · #79C5C9 · #7D79C9

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