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Buttercup Yellow

#E5C4A1

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.65:1Fails

Black text

12.01:1AAA

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About Buttercup Yellow

Buttercup Yellow (#E5C4A1) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 229, 196, 161 and its HSL value is 31°, 57%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Buttercup Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#E5C4A1 · #A1C2E5

Analogous

#E5A2A1 · #E5C4A1 · #E4E5A1

Triadic

#E5C4A1 · #A1E5C4 · #C4A1E5

Split complementary

#E5C4A1 · #A1E4E5 · #A2A1E5

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