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Emerging Taupe

#B9A196

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.44:1Fails

Black text

8.11:1AAA

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About Emerging Taupe

Emerging Taupe (#B9A196) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 185, 161, 150 and its HSL value is 19°, 20%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Emerging Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B9A196 · #96AEB9

Analogous

#B9969D · #B9A196 · #B9B396

Triadic

#B9A196 · #96B9A1 · #A196B9

Split complementary

#B9A196 · #96B9B3 · #969CB9

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