Tony 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 | #4e5d6f |
| Complementary Color | #909eb1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tony Taupe Color. The Chanterelle Sauce color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fossil Butte (#a78f65) for more energetic effect. Try Sandal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#909eb1 is the best complementary color to Tony 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 #b1a290 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Napa are #b19190 and #afb190. Thus found on the left and right of #b1a290 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Tony Taupe.
The split-complementary Tony Taupe palette consists of #9190b1 and #90afb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#909eb1). Try Amethyst Smoke and Cascade colors in combination with #b1a290, 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 #b1a290 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 Tony Taupe. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tony Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1a290 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. Tony Taupe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#909eb1) and two others. The Summer Green 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 #90b1a2 and #b1909e.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1a290 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Tony Taupe has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 17.46% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1a290 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b1a290 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,162,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 12.94, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(32.73,17.46%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.73,18.64%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4278,2.448,11.3359) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0858,37.2014,31.6642) |