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Candle Wax

#F2E9CE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.21:1Fails

Black text

16.33:1AAA

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About Candle Wax

Candle Wax (#F2E9CE) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 242, 233, 206 and its HSL value is 45°, 58%, 88%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Candle Wax, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#F2E9CE · #CED7F2

Analogous

#F2D7CE · #F2E9CE · #E9F2CE

Triadic

#F2E9CE · #CEF2E9 · #E9CEF2

Split complementary

#F2E9CE · #CEE9F2 · #D7CEF2

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