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Watercress Pesto

#C9C6A0

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.38:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C9C6A0) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 201, 198, 160 and its HSL value is 56°, 28%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (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

#C9C6A0 · #A0A3C9

Analogous

#C9B2A0 · #C9C6A0 · #B7C9A0

Triadic

#C9C6A0 · #A0C9C6 · #C6A0C9

Split complementary

#C9C6A0 · #A0B7C9 · #B1A0C9

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