Smoked Umber is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #2f3942 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc7d0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Umber Color. The Dusty Rosewood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vast Desert (#c2b197) for more energetic effect. Try Transcend as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc7d0 is the best complementary color to Smoked Umber. 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 #d0c6bd complementary color is Loblolly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d0bdbd and #d0cfbd. Thus found on the left and right of #d0c6bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Smoked Umber.
The split-complementary Smoked Umber palette consists of #bdbdd0 and #bdd0cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc7d0). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d0c6bd, 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 #d0c6bd 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 Smoked Umber. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoked Umber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Pale Leaf, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0c6bd 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. Smoked Umber tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bdc7d0) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdd0c6 and #d0bdc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0c6bd is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Umber has a hue angle of 28.42°, a saturation of 16.81% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0c6bd is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #d0c6bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,198,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 7.45, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(28.42,16.81%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.42,9.13%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.4444,1.9347,5.7403) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3918,57.4722,56.3179) |