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Watercress Pesto

#C8C8A0

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.53:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C8C8A0) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 200, 200, 160 and its HSL value is 60°, 27%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Watercress Pesto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C8C8A0 · #A0A0C8

Analogous

#C8B4A0 · #C8C8A0 · #B4C8A0

Triadic

#C8C8A0 · #A0C8C8 · #C8A0C8

Split complementary

#C8C8A0 · #A0B4C8 · #B4A0C8

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