Keystone Taupe is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #616d7b |
| Complementary Color | #83909e |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Keystone Taupe Color. The Cool Charcoal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sage Green (#887766) for more energetic effect. Try Kahlua Milk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#83909e is the best complementary color to Keystone Taupe. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9284 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #9e8483 and #9d9e83. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9284 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Keystone Taupe.
The split-complementary Keystone Taupe palette consists of #84839e and #839d9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83909e). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9e9284, 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 #9e9284 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Keystone Taupe. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Keystone Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9284 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Keystone Taupe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#83909e) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #839e92 and #9e8390.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9284 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Keystone Taupe has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 11.82% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9284 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9284 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,146,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 10.2, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,11.82%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,16.46%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.2141,2.0151,9.0193) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5443,29.4928,26.018) |