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Carotene

#FCB591

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.73:1Fails

Black text

11.46:1AAA

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About Carotene

Carotene (#FCB591) is a light vivid orange. Its RGB value is 252, 181, 145 and its HSL value is 20°, 95%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Carotene, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#FCB591 · #91D8FC

Analogous

#FC91A2 · #FCB591 · #FCEB91

Triadic

#FCB591 · #91FCB5 · #B591FC

Split complementary

#FCB591 · #91FCEB · #91A3FC

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