YellowMid-toneMuted

Historic Shade

#ABAB8F

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.44:1AAA

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About Historic Shade

Historic Shade (#ABAB8F) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 171, 171, 143 and its HSL value is 60°, 14%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Historic Shade, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ABAB8F · #8F8FAB

Analogous

#AB9D8F · #ABAB8F · #9DAB8F

Triadic

#ABAB8F · #8FABAB · #AB8FAB

Split complementary

#ABAB8F · #8F9DAB · #9D8FAB

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