Smokey Pink Color

#cebdb4

Smokey Pink 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 #31424b
Complementary Color #b3c4ce
Color Shade: warm red (20.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Smokey Pink Color Sample
Smokey Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cebdb4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Pink Color. The Adobe Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Earth Warming (#bf9f91) for more energetic effect. Try Andes Ash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3c4ce is the best complementary color to Smokey Pink. 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 #cebdb4 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soft Amber are #ceb3b8 and #cecab3. Thus found on the left and right of #cebdb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Sisal colors as they work well with Smokey Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smokey Pink palette consists of #b3b7ce and #b3ceca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c4ce). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cebdb4, 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 #cebdb4 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 Smokey Pink. Thus Chatelle and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smokey Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cebdb4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Smokey Pink tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b3c4ce) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3cebd and #ceb3c4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cebdb4 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Pink has a hue angle of 20.77°, a saturation of 20.97% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cebdb4 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cebdb4
RGB Decimal rgb(206,189,180)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 10.19, 19.22
HSL hsl(20.77,20.97%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.77,12.62%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.764,4.4933,6.7074)
XYZ xyz(51.8894,52.8123,50.6389)
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