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) |
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) |