Hazy 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 | #2a3c4a |
| Complementary Color | #b5c7d4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazy Taupe Color. The Windsor Toffee 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 Howdy Partner (#c6a698) for more energetic effect. Try Cozy Blanket as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5c7d4 is the best complementary color to Hazy 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 #d5c3b5 complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #d4b5b7 and #d4d2b5. Thus found on the left and right of #d5c3b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Hazy Taupe.
The split-complementary Hazy Taupe palette consists of #b5b7d4 and #b5d4d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5c7d4). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d5c3b5, 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 #d5c3b5 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 Hazy Taupe. Thus Lavender Gray and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazy Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5c3b5 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. Hazy Taupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5c7d4) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5d4c3 and #d4b5c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5c3b5 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Hazy Taupe has a hue angle of 26.25°, a saturation of 27.59% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5c3b5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5c3b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,195,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 12.55, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(26.25,27.59%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.25,15.02%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9046,4.0209,9.3136) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2962,56.5125,51.7097) |