Smoked Pearl is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #9a9b99 |
| Complementary Color | #656664 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Pearl Color. The Magnet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Iris Petal (#6b6273) for more energetic effect. Try Blackened Pearl as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#656664 is the best complementary color to Smoked Pearl. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #656466 complementary color is Storm Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #646466 and #666466. Thus found on the left and right of #656466 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Fedora colors as they work well with Smoked Pearl.
The split-complementary Smoked Pearl palette consists of #646664 and #666564 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#656664). Try Corduroy and Ironside Gray colors in combination with #656466, 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 #656466 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoked Pearl. Thus Corduroy and Ironside Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoked Pearl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Dust, Dove Gray, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #656466 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoked Pearl tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#656664) and two others. The Ironside Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Storm Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #666564 and #646566.
In a RGB color space, hex #656466 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Pearl has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 0.99% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656466 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #656466 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,100,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0.78, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(270,0.99%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,1.96%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.5217,0.8097,-0.9966) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3223,12.8404,14.3994) |