OrangeLightMuted

Beeswax

#E8D8AD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.41:1Fails

Black text

14.01:1AAA

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About Beeswax

Beeswax (#E8D8AD) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 232, 216, 173 and its HSL value is 44°, 56%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Beeswax, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#E8D8AD · #ADBDE8

Analogous

#E8BBAD · #E8D8AD · #DBE8AD

Triadic

#E8D8AD · #ADE8D8 · #D8ADE8

Split complementary

#E8D8AD · #ADDBE8 · #BBADE8

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