Whisper of Smoke Color

#cbcecf

Whisper of Smoke is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #343130
Complementary Color #cfcbcb
Color Shade: mid cyan (195° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Whisper of Smoke Color Sample
Whisper of Smoke Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbcecf

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisper of Smoke Color. The Winter Day color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soothing Breeze (#b3bec4) for more energetic effect. Try Silent Delight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cfcbcb is the best complementary color to Whisper of Smoke. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbcecf complementary color is Silver, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #cbcfce and #cbcccf. Thus found on the left and right of #cbcecf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Iron colors as they work well with Whisper of Smoke.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whisper of Smoke palette consists of #cfcecb and #cfcbcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfcbcb). Try Quill Gray and Pale Slate colors in combination with #cbcecf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cbcecf offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whisper of Smoke. Thus Celeste and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whisper of Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver, Gray Suit, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbcecf square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Whisper of Smoke tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cfcbcb) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Silver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfcbce and #cbcfcb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbcecf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Whisper of Smoke has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 4% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbcecf is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cbcecf
RGB Decimal rgb(203,206,207)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.57, 0.4, 0, 18.82
HSL hsl(195,4%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195,1.93%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.5634,-0.8356,-0.8639)
XYZ xyz(57.9624,61.3441,67.8171)
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