Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #40373c |
| Complementary Color | #c7bfc4 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (146.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoke Color. The Aqua Foam color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kind Green (#aac2b3) for more energetic effect. Try Pistachio Ice Cream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7bfc4 is the best complementary color to Smoke. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfc8c3 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #bfc7bf and #bfc7c7. Thus found on the left and right of #bfc8c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Submarine colors as they work well with Smoke.
The split-complementary Smoke palette consists of #c7bfbf and #c7bfc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7bfc4). Try Silver and Pale Slate colors in combination with #bfc8c3, 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 #bfc8c3 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoke. Thus Cloud and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, French Gray, and Mist Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfc8c3 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoke tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c7bfc4) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2bfc7 and #c4c7bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfc8c3 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Smoke has a hue angle of 146.67°, a saturation of 7.56% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfc8c3 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #bfc8c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,200,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 1.96, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(146.67,7.56%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(146.67,4.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7985,-4.0106,1.4189) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9905,56.325,59.7614) |