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Gorse

#FCE53A

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.28:1Fails

Black text

15.47:1AAA

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About Gorse

Gorse (#FCE53A) is a mid-tone vivid yellow. Its RGB value is 252, 229, 58 and its HSL value is 53°, 97%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gorse, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#FCE53A · #3A51FC

Analogous

#FC843A · #FCE53A · #B2FC3A

Triadic

#FCE53A · #3AFCE5 · #E53AFC

Split complementary

#FCE53A · #3AB2FC · #843AFC

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