Smoke & Ash Color

#939789

Smoke & Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #6c6876
Complementary Color #8d8997
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Smoke & Ash Color Sample
Smoke & Ash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #939789

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoke & Ash Color. The White Cabbage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spring Walk (#acb193) for more energetic effect. Try Attitude Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8d8997 is the best complementary color to Smoke & Ash. 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 #939789 complementary color is Mountain Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #979489 and #8b9789. Thus found on the left and right of #939789 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Stack colors as they work well with Smoke & Ash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoke & Ash palette consists of #948997 and #898b97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d8997). Try Mamba and Manatee colors in combination with #939789, 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 #939789 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 Smoke & Ash. Thus Venus and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoke & Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Mist, Granny Smith, and Hurricane split by 90° on the color wheel. #939789 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool 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. Smoke & Ash tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8d8997) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Schooner – 120° from the complementary Mountain Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #899397 and #978d89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #939789 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smoke & Ash has a hue angle of 77.14°, a saturation of 6.31% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #939789 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #939789
RGB Decimal rgb(147,151,137)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 5.49, 40.78
HSL hsl(77.14,6.31%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.14,9.27%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.7769,-4.0861,6.8703)
XYZ xyz(27.6146,30.1424,28.0295)
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