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Emerging Taupe

#B9A296

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.18:1AAA

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About Emerging Taupe

Emerging Taupe (#B9A296) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 185, 162, 150 and its HSL value is 21°, 20%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (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

#B9A296 · #96ADB9

Analogous

#B9969C · #B9A296 · #B9B396

Triadic

#B9A296 · #96B9A2 · #A296B9

Split complementary

#B9A296 · #96B9B3 · #969CB9

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