Charcoal Smoke Color

#474f43

Charcoal Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #b8b0bc
Complementary Color #4b424f
Color Shade: yellow green (100° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Charcoal Smoke Color Sample
Charcoal Smoke Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #474f43

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Charcoal Smoke Color. The Equestrian Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pinebrook (#5d695a) for more calm effect. Try Less Traveled as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4b424f is the best complementary color to Charcoal Smoke. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #474f43 complementary color is Mortar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cabbage Pont are #4d4f42 and #424f45. Thus found on the left and right of #474f43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuscous Gray and Gray Asparagus colors as they work well with Charcoal Smoke.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Charcoal Smoke palette consists of #4f424c and #44424f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b424f). Try Emperor and Gun Powder colors in combination with #474f43, 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 #474f43 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Charcoal Smoke. Thus Emperor and Mako giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Charcoal Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mortar, Cape Cod, and Masala split by 90° on the color wheel. #474f43 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Charcoal Smoke tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#4b424f) and two others. The Mako is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Mortar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42464f and #4f4b42.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #474f43 is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Charcoal Smoke has a hue angle of 100°, a saturation of 8.22% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #474f43 is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #474f43
RGB Decimal rgb(71,79,67)
RGB Percentage 33%, 36%, 31%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 4.71, 69.02
HSL hsl(100,8.22%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(100,15.19%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.5617,-5.8213,6.0107)
XYZ xyz(6.4076,7.3368,6.3886)
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