OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AE9B8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.67:1Fails

Black text

7.41:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AE9B8B) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 174, 155, 139 and its HSL value is 27°, 18%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (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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Complementary

#AE9B8B · #8B9EAE

Analogous

#AE8B8D · #AE9B8B · #AEAD8B

Triadic

#AE9B8B · #8BAE9B · #9B8BAE

Split complementary

#AE9B8B · #8BAEAD · #8B8CAE

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