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Bakelite Yellow

#C9B786

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.98:1Fails

Black text

9.99:1AAA

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About Bakelite Yellow

Bakelite Yellow (#C9B786) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 201, 183, 134 and its HSL value is 44°, 38%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bakelite Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C9B786 · #8698C9

Analogous

#C99686 · #C9B786 · #BAC986

Triadic

#C9B786 · #86C9B7 · #B786C9

Split complementary

#C9B786 · #86BAC9 · #9586C9

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