Smoky Wings
0553 · #B2ACA9 · LRV 42 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Pewter Green12
- 2Retreat21
- 3Smoky Wings42
- 4Upward57
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Smoky Wings, Really?
Smoky Wings reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0553 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoky Wings
Smoky Wings is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Smoky Wings
Smoky Wings sits in the mid-range at LRV 42, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Smoky Wings are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Kompozit 0553 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Warm PewterSW 9572 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 42 | Color page → |
| Behr | MauvelousBNC-12 · Behr | 0.9 | 41 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Elephant Gray2109-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 42 | Color page → |
| Valspar | London Coach4002-1B · Valspar | 2.4 | 40.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Slate PebblePPG1005-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 42 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Slate PebblePPG1005-4 · Glidden | 0.7 | 42 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Smoky Wings within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B2ACA9 in HSL space. Pair Smoky Wings with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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