Billowing Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #918d95 |
| Complementary Color | #6e6a72 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Billowing Smoke Color. The North Woods color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lignum Vitœ Foliage (#67765b) for more energetic effect. Try Dollar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e6a72 is the best complementary color to Billowing Smoke. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e726a complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #72726a and #6a726a. Thus found on the left and right of #6e726a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironside Gray and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Billowing Smoke.
The split-complementary Billowing Smoke palette consists of #726a72 and #6a6a72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6a72). Try Fedora and Mid Gray colors in combination with #6e726a, 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 #6e726a offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Billowing Smoke. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Billowing Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Sirocco, and Dove Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e726a square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Billowing Smoke tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#6e6a72) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flint – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a6e72 and #726e6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e726a is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Billowing Smoke has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 3.64% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e726a is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #6e726a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,114,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 3.14, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(90,3.64%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,7.02%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.4824,-3.1341,3.899) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0492,16.3902,16.0061) |