Smoking Mirror Color

#a29587

Smoking Mirror 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 #5d6a78
Complementary Color #8693a2
Color Shade: orange (31.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Smoking Mirror Color Sample
Smoking Mirror Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a29587

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoking Mirror Color. The Portabella color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rookwood Clay (#9a7e64) for more energetic effect. Try Red Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8693a2 is the best complementary color to Smoking Mirror. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a29587 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a28786 and #a1a286. Thus found on the left and right of #a29587 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Smoking Mirror.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoking Mirror palette consists of #8786a2 and #86a1a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8693a2). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a29587, 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 #a29587 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 Smoking Mirror. Thus Mamba and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoking Mirror contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a29587 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Smoking Mirror tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8693a2) and two others. The Envy 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 #86a295 and #a28693.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a29587 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Smoking Mirror has a hue angle of 31.11°, a saturation of 12.68% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a29587 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a29587
RGB Decimal rgb(162,149,135)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 10.59, 36.47
HSL hsl(31.11,12.68%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.11,16.67%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.4447,2.3877,9.122)
XYZ xyz(30.0209,30.9255,27.3086)
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