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Crocodile Tears

#DCD69A

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.49:1Fails

Black text

13.32:1AAA

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About Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears (#DCD69A) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 220, 214, 154 and its HSL value is 55°, 49%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (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

#DCD69A · #9AA0DC

Analogous

#DCB59A · #DCD69A · #C1DC9A

Triadic

#DCD69A · #9ADCD6 · #D69ADC

Split complementary

#DCD69A · #9AC1DC · #B59ADC

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