OrangeMid-toneMuted

Starch

#AC996B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.79:1Fails

Black text

7.09:1AAA

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About Starch

Starch (#AC996B) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 153, 107 and its HSL value is 42°, 28%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Starch, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AC996B · #6B7EAC

Analogous

#AC796B · #AC996B · #9FAC6B

Triadic

#AC996B · #6BAC99 · #996BAC

Split complementary

#AC996B · #6B9FAC · #786BAC

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