Smokestack is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #414d5a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b1bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokestack Color. The Dried Edamame color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mission Hills (#b29c7f) for more energetic effect. Try Mexican Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5b1bd is the best complementary color to Smokestack. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #beb2a5 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #bda5a5 and #bdbda5. Thus found on the left and right of #beb2a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Smokestack.
The split-complementary Smokestack palette consists of #a5a5bd and #a5bdbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b1bd). Try Santas Gray and Tower Gray colors in combination with #beb2a5, 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 #beb2a5 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 Smokestack. Thus Chatelle and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smokestack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb2a5 square combo is a palette of orange, 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. Smokestack tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5b1bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5bdb1 and #bda5b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #beb2a5 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smokestack has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 16.13% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb2a5 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beb2a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,178,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 9.8, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,16.13%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,13.16%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2229,2.0532,8.17) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9471,45.5046,42.0643) |