Smoky Slate is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5e5e70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f8fa1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Slate Color. The Peapod Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bombay (#aeaead) for more calm effect. Try Cool Ashes as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f8fa1 is the best complementary color to Smoky Slate. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1a18f complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #a1988f and #98a18f. Thus found on the left and right of #a1a18f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Smoky Slate.
The split-complementary Smoky Slate palette consists of #988fa1 and #8f98a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f8fa1). Try Mountain Mist and Regent Gray colors in combination with #a1a18f, 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 #a1a18f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky Slate. Thus Venus and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1a18f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Slate tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8f8fa1) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fa1a1 and #a18f8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1a18f is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Slate has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 8.74% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1a18f is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a1a18f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,161,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 7.06, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(60,8.74%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,11.18%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.7876,-3.2511,9.3784) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4007,35.05,31.0442) |