OrangeMid-toneMuted

Desert

#C9AA62

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.23:1Fails

Black text

8.87:1AAA

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About Desert

Desert (#C9AA62) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 201, 170, 98 and its HSL value is 42°, 49%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Desert, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C9AA62 · #6281C9

Analogous

#C97762 · #C9AA62 · #B4C962

Triadic

#C9AA62 · #62C9AA · #AA62C9

Split complementary

#C9AA62 · #62B4C9 · #7762C9

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