Chic 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 | #556877 |
| Complementary Color | #889aaa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chic Taupe Color. The Mother Lode color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hurricane (#8b7e77) for more calm effect. Try Poised Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#889aaa is the best complementary color to Chic 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 #aa9788 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Del Rio are #aa8889 and #aaa888. Thus found on the left and right of #aa9788 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Tallow colors as they work well with Chic Taupe.
The split-complementary Chic Taupe palette consists of #8889aa and #88aaa8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#889aaa). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #aa9788, 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 #aa9788 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 Chic Taupe. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chic Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa9788 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. Chic Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#889aaa) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88aa97 and #aa889a.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa9788 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Chic Taupe has a hue angle of 26.47°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9788 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa9788 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,151,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 13.34, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(26.47,16.67%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.47,20%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7187,4.5394,10.4659) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0881,32.4568,27.8661) |