Smoking Mirror
#a29587
Soft neutral gray with smoky, neither-warm-nor-cool depth
About Smoking Mirror
Smoking Mirror looks like the gray you get after smoke thins out, not when it's thick. Compared to Shiitake and Earl Grey, it doesn't drift into dry earthiness or deliberate brown weight. It also sits a notch deeper than Eiffel Tower, so it won't float, but it stays cooler and cleaner than those warmer-nearby grays.
I use it when I want panels and form surfaces to feel calm without turning to fog. It's great for newsroom templates that need consistent gutters, and for document workflows where metadata and tables should stay readable without warmth pulling attention. You also see it work well in brand-control dashboards and ops interfaces, because it gives quiet contrast to both icons and charts while keeping the UI from looking heavy.
One quirk: this shade holds its tone better next to cream than next to bright white, so if your design leans very pale, test it early and adjust your highlight levels.
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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.
On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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