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Bay Water

#ABAA93

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.39:1AAA

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About Bay Water

Bay Water (#ABAA93) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 171, 170, 147 and its HSL value is 58°, 12%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bay Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#ABAA93 · #9394AB

Analogous

#AB9E93 · #ABAA93 · #A0AB93

Triadic

#ABAA93 · #93ABAA · #AA93AB

Split complementary

#ABAA93 · #93A0AB · #9E93AB

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