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Carotene

#FFB291

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.34:1AAA

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About Carotene

Carotene (#FFB291) is a light vivid orange. Its RGB value is 255, 178, 145 and its HSL value is 18°, 100%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (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

#FFB291 · #91DEFF

Analogous

#FF91A7 · #FFB291 · #FFE991

Triadic

#FFB291 · #91FFB2 · #B291FF

Split complementary

#FFB291 · #91FFE9 · #91A7FF

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