Roanoke 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 | #707c82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c898f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Roanoke Taupe Color. The Brushed Nickel 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 Caribou (#816d5e) for more energetic effect. Try Antique Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c898f is the best complementary color to Roanoke 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 #8f837d complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schooner are #8f7c80 and #8f8c7c. Thus found on the left and right of #8f837d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Granite Green colors as they work well with Roanoke Taupe.
The split-complementary Roanoke Taupe palette consists of #7c808f and #7c8f8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c898f). Try Waterloo and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8f837d, 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 #8f837d 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 Roanoke Taupe. Thus Topaz and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Roanoke Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Battleship Gray, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f837d 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. Roanoke Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7c898f) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c8f83 and #8f7c89.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f837d is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Roanoke Taupe has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 7.44% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f837d is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f837d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,131,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 7.06, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(20,7.44%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,12.59%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6373,3.4525,4.8724) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1457,23.5529,22.7283) |