OrangeMid-toneMuted

Spalding Grey

#8E8074

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.83:1AA large

Black text

5.18:1AA

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About Spalding Grey

Spalding Grey (#8E8074) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 142, 128, 116 and its HSL value is 28°, 10%, 51%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Spalding Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8E8074 · #74828E

Analogous

#8E7475 · #8E8074 · #8E8D74

Triadic

#8E8074 · #748E80 · #80748E

Split complementary

#8E8074 · #748E8D · #74758E

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