OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AD9B88

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.69:1Fails

Black text

7.37:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AD9B88) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 173, 155, 136 and its HSL value is 31°, 18%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Threshold Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AD9B88 · #889AAD

Analogous

#AD8988 · #AD9B88 · #ADAD88

Triadic

#AD9B88 · #88AD9B · #9B88AD

Split complementary

#AD9B88 · #88ACAD · #8988AD

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