Fired Clay is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7bb |
| Complementary Color | #448788 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fired Clay Color. The Crail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brick Hearth (#956159) for more calm effect. Try American Milking Devon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#448788 is the best complementary color to Fired Clay. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #844 complementary color is Faded Jade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #846 and #864. Thus found on the left and right of #844 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Fired Clay.
The split-complementary Fired Clay palette consists of #446588 and #486 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#448788). Try Bismark and White colors in combination with #844, 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 #844 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fired Clay. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fired Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Faded Jade, White, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #844 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fired Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#448788) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Faded Jade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #484 and #884487.
In a RGB color space, hex #884444 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Fired Clay has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #884444 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #884444 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,68,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 25%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 26.66, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,33.33%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,50%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.4553,28.9358,13.3682) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2639,9.7858,6.6586) |