Lighter companion
Merlot Radiant Dust
#A86B75 · hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(154, 91, 101)
HSL
hsl(350, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 41%, 34%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
5.2:1AA
on black
4.1:1AA Large
About this color
Merlot Core Dust (#9A5B65) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 26% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-merlot-core-dust: #9A5B65; --colorarchive-merlot-core-dust-hsl: hsl(350, 26%, 48%); --colorarchive-merlot-core-dust-rgb: rgb(154, 91, 101); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Merlot Velvet Dust
#874F59 · hsl(350, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Core Dust
#5B9A90 · hsl(170, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Core Dust
#9A6A5B · hsl(15, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Blush Core Dust
#9A5B7A · hsl(330, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Core Dust
#659A5B · hsl(110, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Core Dust
#5B659A · hsl(230, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Core Dust
#5B9A70 · hsl(140, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Core Dust
#5B859A · hsl(200, 26%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Core Dust #9A5B65 Lighter companion: Merlot Radiant Dust #A86B75 Darker companion: Merlot Velvet Dust #874F59 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Core Dust #5B9A90 Analogous lead: Vermillion Core Dust #9A6A5B Analogous echo: Blush Core Dust #9A5B7A Triadic +120°: Leaf Core Dust #659A5B Triadic +240°: Indigo Core Dust #5B659A Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Core Dust #5B9A70 Split-comp +210°: Azure Core Dust #5B859A
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Core Muted
#90646C · hsl(350, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Soft
#A4515F · hsl(350, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Velvet Dust
#874F59 · hsl(350, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Dust
#A86B75 · hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Faint
#876E72 · hsl(350, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Velvet Muted
#7E585E · hsl(350, 18%, 42%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#878B62
Protanopia
#838363
Tritanopia
#986160
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