Smoky Topaz is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #818997 |
| Complementary Color | #67707e |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Topaz Color. The Pale Green Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chinchilla (#9c8e7b) for more energetic effect. Try Gropius Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#67707e is the best complementary color to Smoky Topaz. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e7668 complementary color is Pale Sky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pablo are #7e6a67 and #7b7e67. Thus found on the left and right of #7e7668 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Smoky Topaz.
The split-complementary Smoky Topaz palette consists of #6a677e and #677b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67707e). Try Dolphin and Sirocco colors in combination with #7e7668, 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 #7e7668 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky Topaz. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Topaz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Xanadu, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e7668 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoky Topaz tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#67707e) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #677e76 and #7e676f.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e7668 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Topaz has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 9.57% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e7668 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e7668 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,118,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 8.63, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,9.57%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,17.46%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9681,0.5428,8.8173) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5813,18.392,15.7201) |