Desert Taupe is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #72818e |
| Complementary Color | #71808d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Taupe Color. The Mountain Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Almond Truffle (#7d665b) for more energetic effect. Try Wooden Peg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#71808d is the best complementary color to Desert Taupe. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d7e71 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Squirrel are #8d7171 and #8d8c71. Thus found on the left and right of #8d7e71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Granite Green colors as they work well with Desert Taupe.
The split-complementary Desert Taupe palette consists of #71718d and #718d8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71808d). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #8d7e71, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8d7e71 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Taupe. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d7e71 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#71808d) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #718d7e and #8d717f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d7e71 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Taupe has a hue angle of 27.86°, a saturation of 11.02% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d7e71 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d7e71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,126,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 10.98, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(27.86,11.02%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.86,19.86%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.7893,3.4858,9.1618) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.426,21.7767,18.6968) |