Snuff is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #1d2712 |
| Complementary Color | #e3edd7 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (268.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Snuff Color. The York Plum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lilac Lust (#c3b9d8) for more calm effect. Try Pussyfoot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3edd7 is the best complementary color to Snuff. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2d8ed complementary color is Kidnapper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #d7d8ed and #ecd7ed. Thus found on the left and right of #e2d8ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Snuff colors as they work well with Snuff.
The split-complementary Snuff palette consists of #d8edd7 and #edecd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3edd7). Try Zanah and White Rock colors in combination with #e2d8ed, 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 #e2d8ed offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Snuff. Thus Swans Down and Bizarre giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Snuff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kidnapper, Bizarre, and Swans Down split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2d8ed square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Snuff tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#e3edd7) and two others. The Bizarre is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Kidnapper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ede2d7 and #d7e3ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2d8ed is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Snuff has a hue angle of 268.57°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2d8ed is made of 4.31% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #e2d8ed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,216,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 8.23, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(268.57,36.84%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(268.57,8.86%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6765,7.2301,-9.0476) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.206,71.3949,90.1484) |