Dusky 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 | #364248 |
| Complementary Color | #b7c3c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Taupe Color. The Mohair Mauve 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 saturated alternative called Sand Trap (#bba595) for more energetic effect. Try Plum Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7c3c9 is the best complementary color to Dusky 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 #c9bdb7 complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Silver Rust are #c9b7ba and #c9c6b7. Thus found on the left and right of #c9bdb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Ash colors as they work well with Dusky Taupe.
The split-complementary Dusky Taupe palette consists of #b7bac9 and #b7c9c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c3c9). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c9bdb7, 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 #c9bdb7 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 Dusky Taupe. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusky Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Clay Ash, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9bdb7 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. Dusky Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b7c3c9) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7c9bd and #c9b7c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9bdb7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Taupe has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9bdb7 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9bdb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,189,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 7.06, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(20,14.29%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,8.96%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4191,3.1858,4.5342) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8322,52.2316,52.2023) |