OrangeMid-toneMuted

Toasted Sesame

#AE9A72

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.74:1Fails

Black text

7.23:1AAA

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About Toasted Sesame

Toasted Sesame (#AE9A72) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 174, 154, 114 and its HSL value is 40°, 27%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (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

#AE9A72 · #7286AE

Analogous

#AE7C72 · #AE9A72 · #A4AE72

Triadic

#AE9A72 · #72AE9A · #9A72AE

Split complementary

#AE9A72 · #72A4AE · #7C72AE

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