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Emerging Taupe

#B9A198

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.44:1Fails

Black text

8.12:1AAA

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About Emerging Taupe

Emerging Taupe (#B9A198) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 185, 161, 152 and its HSL value is 16°, 19%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Emerging Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9A198 · #98B0B9

Analogous

#B9989F · #B9A198 · #B9B298

Triadic

#B9A198 · #98B9A1 · #A198B9

Split complementary

#B9A198 · #98B9B2 · #98A0B9

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