Salmon Smoke is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #2b4042 |
| Complementary Color | #bdd2d4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Smoke Color. The Rose Potpourri color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Porcelain Goldfish (#e1dad9) for more calm effect. Try Red Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdd2d4 is the best complementary color to Salmon Smoke. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4bfbd complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #d4bdc6 and #d4cabd. Thus found on the left and right of #d4bfbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Sisal colors as they work well with Salmon Smoke.
The split-complementary Salmon Smoke palette consists of #bdc6d4 and #bdd4ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdd2d4). Try Heather and Conch colors in combination with #d4bfbd, 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 #d4bfbd offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salmon Smoke. Thus Blue Haze and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4bfbd square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salmon Smoke tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bdd2d4) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdd4bf and #d4bdd2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4bfbd is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Smoke has a hue angle of 5.22°, a saturation of 21.1% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4bfbd is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4bfbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,191,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 9.02, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(5.22,21.1%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.22,10.85%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0025,7.0807,3.6999) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9675,54.9328,55.8501) |