Clay Creek is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7681a6 |
| Complementary Color | #596389 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Creek Color. The Mount Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eco Green (#a89768) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596389 is the best complementary color to Clay Creek. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #897e59 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Creek are #896659 and #7b8959. Thus found on the left and right of #897e59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beaver and Avocado colors as they work well with Clay Creek.
The split-complementary Clay Creek palette consists of #655989 and #597c89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596389). Try Kimberly and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #897e59, 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 #897e59 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clay Creek. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #897e59 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clay Creek tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#596389) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59897e and #895963.
In a RGB color space, hex #897e59 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Creek has a hue angle of 46.25°, a saturation of 21.24% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #897e59 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #897e59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,126,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 18.83, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(46.25,21.24%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.25,35.04%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.9072,-1.7122,21.6928) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5806,20.9613,12.4651) |