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Crocodile Tears

#D9D29E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.54:1Fails

Black text

12.88:1AAA

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About Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears (#D9D29E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 217, 210, 158 and its HSL value is 53°, 44%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Crocodile Tears, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#D9D29E · #9EA5D9

Analogous

#D9B59E · #D9D29E · #C3D99E

Triadic

#D9D29E · #9ED9D2 · #D29ED9

Split complementary

#D9D29E · #9EC3D9 · #B59ED9

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