OrangeMid-toneMuted

Toasted Sesame

#AC9B72

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Toasted Sesame

Toasted Sesame (#AC9B72) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 155, 114 and its HSL value is 42°, 26%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Toasted Sesame, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AC9B72 · #7283AC

Analogous

#AC7E72 · #AC9B72 · #A0AC72

Triadic

#AC9B72 · #72AC9B · #9B72AC

Split complementary

#AC9B72 · #72A0AC · #7E72AC

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