Toupe Color

#c7ac7d

Toupe 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 #385382
Complementary Color #7c97c7
Color Shade: orange (38.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Toupe Color Sample
Toupe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7ac7d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Toupe Color. The Tahuna Sands color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Colorado Trail (#b49375) for more calm effect. Try Bosc Pear as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c97c7 is the best complementary color to Toupe. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7ac7d complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c7867c and #bdc77c. Thus found on the left and right of #c7ac7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Toupe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Toupe palette consists of #867cc7 and #7cbcc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c97c7). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c7ac7d, 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 #c7ac7d 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 Toupe. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Toupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7ac7d 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. Toupe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c97c7) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cc7ac and #c77c97.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7ac7d is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Toupe has a hue angle of 38.11°, a saturation of 39.78% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7ac7d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7ac7d
RGB Decimal rgb(199,172,125)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 29.02, 21.96
HSL hsl(38.11,39.78%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.11,37.19%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.6416,3.0946,27.8069)
XYZ xyz(42.0074,43.1278,25.5125)
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