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[skellyo]

I'll stick by my assumption it's a ceramic. It's not the yellow color like most tantalums...it's more beige/tan in color. The lighting in your picture and his are completely different and I'm not sure how you can compare them since it's not the same component on the two pictures. And it very well may not be an 0805, but I don't have much size reference in the pic to compare it to anything else. A quick check with some calipers would let him know for sure.

Although, I still say it's BS that the cap caused the smoke mark unless it's cracked or has a busted endcap.