OrangeMid-toneMuted

Light Taupe

#AF9E8C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.63:1AAA

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About Light Taupe

Light Taupe (#AF9E8C) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 175, 158, 140 and its HSL value is 31°, 18%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Light Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#AF9E8C · #8C9DAF

Analogous

#AF8D8C · #AF9E8C · #AFAF8C

Triadic

#AF9E8C · #8CAF9E · #9E8CAF

Split complementary

#AF9E8C · #8CAEAF · #8D8CAF

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