OrangeLightMuted

Reed Yellow

#DDC69C

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.91:1AAA

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About Reed Yellow

Reed Yellow (#DDC69C) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 221, 198, 156 and its HSL value is 39°, 49%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (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

#DDC69C · #9CB3DD

Analogous

#DDA69C · #DDC69C · #D3DD9C

Triadic

#DDC69C · #9CDDC6 · #C69CDD

Split complementary

#DDC69C · #9CD4DD · #A59CDD

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