Tempting 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 | #356 |
| Complementary Color | #98bbcc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Tempting Taupe Color. The Playa Arenosa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Venetian Pink (#bb8e84) for more calm effect. Try Ginger Scent as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#98bbcc is the best complementary color to Tempting 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 #ca9 complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 White are #cc98a1 and #ccc398. Thus found on the left and right of #ca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Yuma colors as they work well with Tempting Taupe.
The split-complementary Tempting Taupe palette consists of #98a1cc and #98ccc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98bbcc). Try Blue Bell and Sinbad colors in combination with #ca9, 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 #ca9 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 Tempting Taupe. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tempting Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Sprout, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca9 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. Tempting Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#98bbcc) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98ccaa and #cc98bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccaa99 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Tempting Taupe has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccaa99 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #ccaa99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,170,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 20, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(20,33.33%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,25%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1527,9.8053,13.391) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0263,43.8867,36.2348) |