OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AE9B89

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.68:1Fails

Black text

7.40:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AE9B89) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 174, 155, 137 and its HSL value is 29°, 19%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (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

#AE9B89 · #899CAE

Analogous

#AE898A · #AE9B89 · #AEAE89

Triadic

#AE9B89 · #89AE9B · #9B89AE

Split complementary

#AE9B89 · #89AEAE · #898AAE

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