Smoked Lavender is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #314a4c |
| Complementary Color | #b3cbce |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Lavender Color. The Almond Blossom Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Remembrance (#ca9e9c) for more energetic effect. Try Lava Geyser as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3cbce is the best complementary color to Smoked Lavender. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ceb5b3 complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #ceb3be and #cec2b3. Thus found on the left and right of #ceb5b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Smoked Lavender.
The split-complementary Smoked Lavender palette consists of #b3bece and #b3cec2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3cbce). Try Heather and Gum Leaf colors in combination with #ceb5b3, 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 #ceb5b3 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoked Lavender. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoked Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #ceb5b3 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoked Lavender tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b3cbce) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3ceb5 and #ceb3cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ceb5b3 is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Lavender has a hue angle of 4.44°, a saturation of 21.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ceb5b3 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ceb5b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,181,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 10.58, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(4.44,21.6%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.44,13.11%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.7145,8.6132,4.2963) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1142,49.4242,49.5464) |