Lighter companion
Merlot Tone Dust
#B47E87 · hsl(350, 26%, 60%)
RGB
rgb(168, 107, 117)
HSL
hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 34%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
4.2:1AA Large
on black
5:1AA
About this color
Merlot Radiant Dust (#A86B75) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 26% saturation, 54% 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-radiant-dust: #A86B75; --colorarchive-merlot-radiant-dust-hsl: hsl(350, 26%, 54%); --colorarchive-merlot-radiant-dust-rgb: rgb(168, 107, 117); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Merlot Core Dust
#9A5B65 · hsl(350, 26%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Radiant Dust
#6BA89E · hsl(170, 26%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Radiant Dust
#A87A6B · hsl(15, 26%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Blush Radiant Dust
#A86B8A · hsl(330, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Radiant Dust
#75A86B · hsl(110, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Radiant Dust
#6B75A8 · hsl(230, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Radiant Dust
#6BA880 · hsl(140, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Radiant Dust
#6B94A8 · hsl(200, 26%, 54%)
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Base: Merlot Radiant Dust #A86B75 Lighter companion: Merlot Tone Dust #B47E87 Darker companion: Merlot Core Dust #9A5B65 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Radiant Dust #6BA89E Analogous lead: Vermillion Radiant Dust #A87A6B Analogous echo: Blush Radiant Dust #A86B8A Triadic +120°: Leaf Radiant Dust #75A86B Triadic +240°: Indigo Radiant Dust #6B75A8 Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Radiant Dust #6BA880 Split-comp +210°: Azure Radiant Dust #6B94A8
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Muted
#9F757C · hsl(350, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Soft
#B2626F · hsl(350, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Dust
#9A5B65 · hsl(350, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Dust
#B47E87 · hsl(350, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Faint
#957E82 · hsl(350, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Muted
#90646C · hsl(350, 18%, 48%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
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Deuteranopia
#959972
Protanopia
#929173
Tritanopia
#A67170
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