Smoky Day Color

#a49e93

Smoky Day 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 #5b616c
Complementary Color #9399a4
Color Shade: orange (38.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Smoky Day Color Sample
Smoky Day Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a49e93

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Day Color. The Looking Glass color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Urban Safari (#978b6e) for more energetic effect. Try Plover Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9399a4 is the best complementary color to Smoky Day. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a49e93 complementary color is Manatee, 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 #a49593 and #a1a493. Thus found on the left and right of #a49e93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Smoky Day.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoky Day palette consists of #9593a4 and #93a1a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9399a4). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a49e93, 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 #a49e93 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 Smoky Day. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoky Day contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a49e93 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. Smoky Day tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9399a4) and two others. The Pewter 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 #93a49e and #a49399.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a49e93 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Day has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 8.54% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a49e93 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a49e93
RGB Decimal rgb(164,158,147)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 6.66, 35.69
HSL hsl(38.82,8.54%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.82,10.37%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.3204,0.2025,6.5126)
XYZ xyz(32.8032,34.4528,32.5249)
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