Smoke
Smoke begins as a gray color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#BAC8C9LRV
56.39
Coordinating Colors
Cloud Cover reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 56), opening up a space where Smoke encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Smoke is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 56, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 56, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Brittany Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silvery Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A versatile grayed hue softened with attractive blue-green undertones.