Taos Taupe Color

#bfa77f

Taos 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 #405880
Complementary Color #7f97bf
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Taos Taupe Color Sample
Taos Taupe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfa77f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Taos Taupe Color. The Earthly Delight 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 Caramel Cupcake (#b98c5d) for more energetic effect. Try Confidence as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7f97bf is the best complementary color to Taos 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 #bfa77f complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Mongoose are #bf877f and #b7bf7f. Thus found on the left and right of #bfa77f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Taos Taupe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Taos Taupe palette consists of #867fbf and #7fb6bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f97bf). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bfa77f, 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 #bfa77f 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 Taos Taupe. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Taos Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfa77f 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. Taos Taupe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f97bf) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fbfa7 and #bf7f96.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfa77f is made of 39% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Taos Taupe has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfa77f is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfa77f
RGB Decimal rgb(191,167,127)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 25.1, 25.1
HSL hsl(37.5,33.33%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,33.51%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6445,2.8177,23.9272)
XYZ xyz(39.1353,40.2461,25.7843)
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