Smooth Stone 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 | #43494c |
| Complementary Color | #b3b9bc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smooth Stone Color. The Plum Taupe 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 Twilight Taupe (#a79994) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Dusk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3b9bc is the best complementary color to Smooth Stone. 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 #bcb6b3 complementary color is Silver Sand, 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 Tide are #bcb3b4 and #bcbab3. Thus found on the left and right of #bcb6b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Cotton Seed colors as they work well with Smooth Stone.
The split-complementary Smooth Stone palette consists of #b3b4bc and #b3bcba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b9bc). Try Bombay and Edward colors in combination with #bcb6b3, 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 #bcb6b3 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 Smooth Stone. Thus French Gray and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smooth Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcb6b3 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. Smooth Stone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b3b9bc) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3bcb6 and #bcb3b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcb6b3 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Smooth Stone has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 6.29% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcb6b3 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcb6b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,182,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 3.53, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(20,6.29%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,4.79%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.4461,1.5787,2.2675) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6037,47.4019,49.3937) |