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Taupe Gray Mist

Orange · Hue 40
Hex
#E7E6E4
RGB
rgb(231, 230, 228)
HSL
hsl(40, 5%, 90%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 9%)
Metrics
S 5% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.2:1Fail
on black
16.8:1AA
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About this color

Taupe Gray Mist (#E7E6E4) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 5% saturation, 90% 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-taupe-gray-mist: #E7E6E4;
  --colorarchive-taupe-gray-mist-hsl: hsl(40, 5%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-taupe-gray-mist-rgb: rgb(231, 230, 228);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Taupe Gray Whisper
#F0F0EF · hsl(40, 5%, 94%)
Darker companion
Taupe Gray Pearl
#D8D7D4 · hsl(40, 5%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Mist Faint
#E3E5E8 · hsl(220, 10%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Mist Faint
#E8E8E3 · hsl(60, 10%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Mist Faint
#E8E4E3 · hsl(15, 10%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Mist Faint
#E3E8E6 · hsl(160, 10%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Mist Faint
#E6E3E8 · hsl(280, 10%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Mist Faint
#E3E7E8 · hsl(190, 10%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Mist Faint
#E4E3E8 · hsl(250, 10%, 90%)
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Base: Taupe Gray Mist #E7E6E4
Lighter companion: Taupe Gray Whisper #F0F0EF
Darker companion: Taupe Gray Pearl #D8D7D4
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Mist Faint #E3E5E8
Analogous lead: Citrine Mist Faint #E8E8E3
Analogous echo: Vermillion Mist Faint #E8E4E3
Triadic +120°: Teal Mist Faint #E3E8E6
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Mist Faint #E6E3E8
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Mist Faint #E3E7E8
Split-comp +210°: Violet Mist Faint #E4E3E8

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Apricot Mist Faint
#E8E6E3 · hsl(40, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Whisper
#F0F0EF · hsl(40, 5%, 94%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Pearl
#D8D7D4 · hsl(40, 5%, 84%)
Nearby match
Apricot Whisper Faint
#F1F0EE · hsl(40, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Apricot Mist Muted
#EAE7E1 · hsl(40, 18%, 90%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Veil
#FAFAFA · hsl(40, 5%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.2:1
Cobalt Dusk Clear
#284786
AAA7.5:1
Cobalt Dusk Vivid
#174197
AAA7.6:1
Cobalt Dusk Bright
#0E3EA0
AAA7.6:1
Cobalt Dusk Pure
#073CA6
AAA7.7:1
Cobalt Shadow Faint
#40454F
AAA8:1
Cobalt Shadow Muted
#3B4354

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#E7E7E5
Protanopia
#E7E7E4
Tritanopia
#E7E5E5
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