Smoky Trout 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 | #7a828d |
| Complementary Color | #727a85 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Trout Color. The Urban Jungle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called European Pine (#756556) for more energetic effect. Try Trail Print as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#727a85 is the best complementary color to Smoky Trout. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #857d72 complementary color is Raven, 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 Makara are #857372 and #838572. Thus found on the left and right of #857d72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bitter colors as they work well with Smoky Trout.
The split-complementary Smoky Trout palette consists of #737285 and #728385 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727a85). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #857d72, 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 #857d72 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 Trout. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Trout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #857d72 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 Trout tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#727a85) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72857d and #85727a.
In a RGB color space, hex #857d72 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Trout has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #857d72 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #857d72 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,125,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 7.45, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,7.69%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,14.29%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8055,1.0365,7.0817) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0437,20.8687,18.8912) |