Smoky Salmon Color

#e2b6a7

Smoky Salmon is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #1d4958
Complementary Color #a6d2e2
Color Shade: warm red (15.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Smoky Salmon Color Sample
Smoky Salmon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2b6a7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Salmon Color. The Fresh Watermelon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ash Plum (#e8d3c7) for more calm effect. Try Petite Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a6d2e2 is the best complementary color to Smoky Salmon. 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 #e2b6a7 complementary color is Regent St Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Fog are #e2a6b5 and #e2d3a6. Thus found on the left and right of #e2b6a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shilo and Hampton colors as they work well with Smoky Salmon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoky Salmon palette consists of #a6b5e2 and #a6e2d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6d2e2). Try Spindle and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e2b6a7, 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 #e2b6a7 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 Smoky Salmon. Thus Cold Purple and Chinook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoky Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Celadon, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2b6a7 square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet 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. Smoky Salmon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a6d2e2) and two others. The Chinook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6e2b5 and #e2a6d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2b6a7 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Salmon has a hue angle of 15.25°, a saturation of 50.43% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2b6a7 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #e2b6a7
RGB Decimal rgb(226,182,167)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 23.14, 11.37
HSL hsl(15.25,50.43%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.25,26.11%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.5281,13.6871,13.6456)
XYZ xyz(55.067,52.4147,43.7739)
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