Smokey Tan is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #607383 |
| Complementary Color | #7b8f9f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Tan Color. The Open Canyon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fallen Rock (#807669) for more calm effect. Try Derby Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b8f9f is the best complementary color to Smokey Tan. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f8c7c complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #9f7b7d and #9f9d7b. Thus found on the left and right of #9f8c7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Smokey Tan.
The split-complementary Smokey Tan palette consists of #7b7d9f and #7b9f9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b8f9f). Try Waterloo and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #9f8c7c, 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 #9f8c7c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smokey Tan. Thus Kimberly and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smokey Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Amulet, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f8c7c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smokey Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7b8f9f) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b9f8c and #9f7b8e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f8c7c is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Tan has a hue angle of 27.43°, a saturation of 15.42% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f8c7c is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f8c7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,140,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 13.72, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(27.43,15.42%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.43,22.01%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5095,4.4821,11.1586) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3142,27.5823,22.9531) |