Smoked Tan 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 | #515b6b |
| Complementary Color | #939dae |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Tan Color. The Gunmetal Beige 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 Whole Wheat (#a48b73) for more energetic effect. Try Elephant Skin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#939dae is the best complementary color to Smoked Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aea494 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Napa are #ae9793 and #abae93. Thus found on the left and right of #aea494 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Smoked Tan.
The split-complementary Smoked Tan palette consists of #9693ae and #93abae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939dae). Try Amethyst Smoke and Cascade colors in combination with #aea494, 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 #aea494 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 Smoked Tan. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoked Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aea494 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoked Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#939dae) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93aea4 and #ae939d.
In a RGB color space, hex #aea494 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Tan has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 13.83% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aea494 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #aea494 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,164,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 10.2, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,13.83%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,14.94%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7898,0.8559,9.5952) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0763,37.6877,33.39) |