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Tempting Taupe

#CCA99C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.16:1Fails

Black text

9.17:1AAA

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About Tempting Taupe

Tempting Taupe (#CCA99C) is a light muted orange. Its RGB value is 204, 169, 156 and its HSL value is 16°, 32%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Tempting Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CCA99C · #9CBFCC

Analogous

#CC9CA7 · #CCA99C · #CCC19C

Triadic

#CCA99C · #9CCCA9 · #A99CCC

Split complementary

#CCA99C · #9CCCC1 · #9CA7CC

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