OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AE9A89

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.34:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AE9A89) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 174, 154, 137 and its HSL value is 28°, 19%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Threshold Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AE9A89 · #899DAE

Analogous

#AE898B · #AE9A89 · #AEAD89

Triadic

#AE9A89 · #89AE9A · #9A89AE

Split complementary

#AE9A89 · #89AEAC · #898BAE

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