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Boson Brown

#512B1B

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.27:1AAA

Black text

1.61:1Fails

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About Boson Brown

Boson Brown (#512B1B) is a dark muted orange. Its RGB value is 81, 43, 27 and its HSL value is 18°, 50%, 21%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boson Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#512B1B · #1B4151

Analogous

#511B26 · #512B1B · #51461B

Triadic

#512B1B · #1B512B · #2B1B51

Split complementary

#512B1B · #1B5146 · #1B2651

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