Clayton is pale, 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 | #7c8a93 |
| Complementary Color | #6c7983 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clayton Color. The Cocoa Whip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Manor House (#665d57) for more calm effect. Try Wooden Nutmeg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c7983 is the best complementary color to Clayton. 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 #83756c complementary color is Pale Sky, 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 Americano are #836c6e and #83806c. Thus found on the left and right of #83756c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Clayton.
The split-complementary Clayton palette consists of #6c6e83 and #6c8380 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c7983). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #83756c, 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 #83756c 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 Clayton. Thus Rum and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clayton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #83756c 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. Clayton tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6c7983) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c8375 and #836c79.
In a RGB color space, hex #83756c is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Clayton has a hue angle of 23.48°, a saturation of 9.62% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #83756c is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #83756c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,117,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 9.02, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(23.48,9.62%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.48,17.56%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.2522,3.8208,6.9317) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4281,18.6306,16.8122) |