Smokey Topaz 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 | #5a84a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a85a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Topaz Color. The Boneyard 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 Pastel Brown (#836953) for more calm effect. Try Ermine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a85a5 is the best complementary color to Smokey Topaz. 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 #a57b5b complementary color is Horizon, 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 Barley Corn are #a55a5f and #a5a05a. Thus found on the left and right of #a57b5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Smokey Topaz.
The split-complementary Smokey Topaz palette consists of #5a5fa5 and #5aa5a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a85a5). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a57b5b, 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 #a57b5b 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 Topaz. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smokey Topaz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a57b5b 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 Topaz tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a85a5) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aa57a and #a55a85.
In a RGB color space, hex #a57b5b is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Topaz has a hue angle of 25.95°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a57b5b is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a57b5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,123,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 32%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 29.02, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(25.95,29.13%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.95,44.85%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.9904,12.1653,23.837) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4883,22.9206,13.031) |