YellowMid-toneMuted

Pyrite Yellow

#C9C23A

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.86:1Fails

Black text

10.62:1AAA

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About Pyrite Yellow

Pyrite Yellow (#C9C23A) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 194, 58 and its HSL value is 57°, 57%, 51%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pyrite Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C9C23A · #3A41C9

Analogous

#C97B3A · #C9C23A · #88C93A

Triadic

#C9C23A · #3AC9C2 · #C23AC9

Split complementary

#C9C23A · #3A88C9 · #7B3AC9

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