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Watercress Pesto

#C9C59E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.28:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C9C59E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 197, 158 and its HSL value is 54°, 28%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Watercress Pesto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C9C59E · #9EA2C9

Analogous

#C9B09E · #C9C59E · #B7C99E

Triadic

#C9C59E · #9EC9C5 · #C59EC9

Split complementary

#C9C59E · #9EB7C9 · #B09EC9

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