Nile Clay is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #747e8b |
| Complementary Color | #747e8b |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Clay Color. The Superior Bronze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rikyū Brown (#826b58) for more energetic effect. Try Windmill Park as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#747e8b is the best complementary color to Nile Clay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b8174 complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Squirrel are #8b7574 and #898b74. Thus found on the left and right of #8b8174 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Bitter colors as they work well with Nile Clay.
The split-complementary Nile Clay palette consists of #75748b and #74898b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#747e8b). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #8b8174, 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 #8b8174 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nile Clay. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nile Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b8174 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nile Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#747e8b) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #748b81 and #8b747e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b8174 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Nile Clay has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 9.02% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b8174 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b8174 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,129,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 9.02, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(33.91,9.02%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.91,16.55%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5017,1.4722,8.4073) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6501,22.4504,19.7153) |