Smoke Grey 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 | #314557 |
| Complementary Color | #a8bcce |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoke Grey Color. The Pearl Oyster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Limewash (#dbd5cb) for more calm effect. Try Sweetwood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8bcce is the best complementary color to Smoke Grey. 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 #cebaa8 complementary color is Casper, 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 Vanilla are #cea8a9 and #cecda8. Thus found on the left and right of #cebaa8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Smoke Grey.
The split-complementary Smoke Grey palette consists of #a8a9ce and #a8cecd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8bcce). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cebaa8, 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 #cebaa8 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 Smoke Grey. Thus Logan and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoke Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cebaa8 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. Smoke Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a8bcce) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8ceba and #cea8bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cebaa8 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Smoke Grey has a hue angle of 28.42°, a saturation of 27.94% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cebaa8 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cebaa8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,186,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 14.9, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(28.42,27.94%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.42,18.45%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7194,4.1907,11.7035) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0804,51.0668,44.2631) |