Temperate 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 | #404e55 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b7bf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Temperate Taupe Color. The Rich Taupe 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 Gustav (#a49691) for more calm effect. Try Del Rio as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9b7bf is the best complementary color to Temperate 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 #bfb1aa complementary color is Tower Gray, 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 Silk are #bfa9ad and #bfbba9. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb1aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Nomad colors as they work well with Temperate Taupe.
The split-complementary Temperate Taupe palette consists of #a9adbf and #a9bfbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b7bf). Try Cadet Blue and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb1aa, 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 #bfb1aa 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 Temperate Taupe. Thus Chatelle and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Temperate Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb1aa 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. Temperate Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9b7bf) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9bfb0 and #bfa9b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb1aa is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Temperate Taupe has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 14.09% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb1aa is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb1aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,177,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 8.23, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(20,14.09%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,10.99%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1695,3.7922,5.37) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4637,45.4229,44.4542) |