Terrace Taupe Color

#b2ab9c

Terrace 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 #4d5463
Complementary Color #9ca3b2
Color Shade: orange (40.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.49% (better contrasting with white)
Terrace Taupe Color Sample
Terrace Taupe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b2ab9c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Terrace Taupe Color. The Cornstalk 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 soft alternative called Elephant Grey (#95918c) for more calm effect. Try Water Tower as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9ca3b2 is the best complementary color to Terrace 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 #b2ab9c complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b2a09c and #aeb29c. Thus found on the left and right of #b2ab9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Terrace Taupe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terrace Taupe palette consists of #a09cb2 and #9caeb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca3b2). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b2ab9c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b2ab9c 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 Terrace Taupe. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terrace Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2ab9c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Terrace Taupe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ca3b2) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cb2ab and #b29ca3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b2ab9c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Terrace Taupe has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2ab9c is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b2ab9c
RGB Decimal rgb(178,171,156)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 8.62, 30.2
HSL hsl(40.91,12.5%,65.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.91,12.36%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.1697,-0.1178,8.6107)
XYZ xyz(38.9238,40.9911,37.3131)
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