OrangeMid-toneMuted

Toasted Sesame

#AE9A71

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.74:1Fails

Black text

7.22:1AAA

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About Toasted Sesame

Toasted Sesame (#AE9A71) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 174, 154, 113 and its HSL value is 40°, 27%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (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

#AE9A71 · #7185AE

Analogous

#AE7B71 · #AE9A71 · #A3AE71

Triadic

#AE9A71 · #71AE9A · #9A71AE

Split complementary

#AE9A71 · #71A3AE · #7B71AE

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