S'mores 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 | #5780a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5e87a8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to S'mores Color. The Wild Horses color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wooded Acre (#b59b7e) for more calm effect. Try Baton as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e87a8 is the best complementary color to S'mores. 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 #a87f5f 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 Muesli are #a85e63 and #a8a35e. Thus found on the left and right of #a87f5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Teak colors as they work well with S'mores.
The split-complementary S'mores palette consists of #5e63a8 and #5ea8a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e87a8). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a87f5f, 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 #a87f5f 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 S'mores. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of S'mores contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a87f5f 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. S'mores tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e87a8) 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 #5ea87e and #a85e87.
In a RGB color space, hex #a87f5f is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode S'mores has a hue angle of 26.3°, a saturation of 29.55% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a87f5f is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a87f5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,127,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 28.63, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(26.3,29.55%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.3,43.45%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4165,11.6146,23.5214) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8034,24.3298,14.1626) |