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Sulphur Yellow

#C5C256

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.87:1Fails

Black text

10.58:1AAA

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About Sulphur Yellow

Sulphur Yellow (#C5C256) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 194, 86 and its HSL value is 58°, 49%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sulphur Yellow, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C5C256 · #5659C5

Analogous

#C58B56 · #C5C256 · #91C556

Triadic

#C5C256 · #56C5C2 · #C256C5

Split complementary

#C5C256 · #5691C5 · #8A56C5

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