Orchid Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #2d6b55 |
| Complementary Color | #93d2bc |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Smoke Color. The Rhine Wine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prehistoric Pink (#c3738d) for more calm effect. Try Kunzite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93d2bc is the best complementary color to Orchid Smoke. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d294aa complementary color is Vista Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Can Can are #d293c8 and #d29d93. Thus found on the left and right of #d294aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Eunry colors as they work well with Orchid Smoke.
The split-complementary Orchid Smoke palette consists of #93c8d2 and #93d29d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93d2bc). Try Half Baked and Vista Blue colors in combination with #d294aa, 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 #d294aa offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Smoke. Thus Polo Blue and Moss Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vista Blue, Pine Glade, and Cold Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d294aa square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Smoke tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#93d2bc) and two others. The Moss Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Vista Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9d293 and #bc93d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d294aa is made of 40% red, 28% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Smoke has a hue angle of 338.71°, a saturation of 40.79% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d294aa is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #d294aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,148,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 28%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.31, 15.68, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(338.71,40.79%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.71,29.52%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.8609,26.5584,-2.1262) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4239,37.7837,42.9818) |