Simmering Smoke 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 | #566069 |
| Complementary Color | #96a0a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Simmering Smoke Color. The Ranch Mink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chanterelle Sauce (#a28776) for more energetic effect. Try Flower Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#96a0a9 is the best complementary color to Simmering Smoke. 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 #a99f96 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bronco are #a99696 and #a9a896. Thus found on the left and right of #a99f96 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Simmering Smoke.
The split-complementary Simmering Smoke palette consists of #9696a9 and #96a9a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96a0a9). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a99f96, 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 #a99f96 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 Simmering Smoke. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simmering Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a99f96 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. Simmering Smoke tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#96a0a9) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96a99f and #a996a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a99f96 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Simmering Smoke has a hue angle of 28.42°, a saturation of 9.95% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a99f96 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a99f96 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,159,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 7.45, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(28.42,9.95%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.42,11.24%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0846,2.044,5.9887) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2653,35.4333,33.8875) |