OrangeLightMuted

Reed Yellow

#D9C79D

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.89:1AAA

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About Reed Yellow

Reed Yellow (#D9C79D) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 217, 199, 157 and its HSL value is 42°, 44%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Reed Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#D9C79D · #9DAFD9

Analogous

#D9A99D · #D9C79D · #CDD99D

Triadic

#D9C79D · #9DD9C7 · #C79DD9

Split complementary

#D9C79D · #9DCDD9 · #A99DD9

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