Half-Smoke is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #17a |
| Complementary Color | #54baee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Half-Smoke Color. The Precious Pumpkin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hazelnut Milk (#eeaa77) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Curry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54baee is the best complementary color to Half-Smoke. 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 #e85 complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ee546e and #eed454. Thus found on the left and right of #e85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Ronchi colors as they work well with Half-Smoke.
The split-complementary Half-Smoke palette consists of #546eee and #54eed4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54baee). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e85, 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 #e85 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 Half-Smoke. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Half-Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #e85 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. Half-Smoke tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#54baee) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54ee88 and #ee54ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee8855 is made of 52% red, 30% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Half-Smoke has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee8855 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee8855 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,136,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 30%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 60, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(20,81.82%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,64.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8558,34.5819,43.8217) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7037,36.4413,13.2194) |