Swirling Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #31353e |
| Complementary Color | #c1c5ce |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Swirling Smoke Color. The Malta color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heavy Hammock (#beb9a2) for more energetic effect. Try Roman Ruins as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1c5ce is the best complementary color to Swirling Smoke. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cecac1 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #cec3c1 and #cbcec1. Thus found on the left and right of #cecac1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Swirling Smoke.
The split-complementary Swirling Smoke palette consists of #c3c1ce and #c1cbce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1c5ce). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #cecac1, 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 #cecac1 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swirling Smoke. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swirling Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cecac1 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Swirling Smoke tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1c5ce) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1ceca and #cec1c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cecac1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Swirling Smoke has a hue angle of 41.54°, a saturation of 11.71% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cecac1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cecac1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,202,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.56, 5.09, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(41.54,11.71%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.54,6.31%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.4086,-0.2004,4.9678) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1998,59.2131,58.9193) |