Unfired Clay is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #67969f |
| Complementary Color | #608e98 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Unfired Clay Color. The Cherokee Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bear Hug (#796359) for more calm effect. Try South Rim Trail as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#608e98 is the best complementary color to Unfired 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 #986960 complementary color is Hoki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #986073 and #988460. Thus found on the left and right of #986960 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Domino colors as they work well with Unfired Clay.
The split-complementary Unfired Clay palette consists of #607398 and #609884 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#608e98). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #986960, 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 #986960 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Unfired Clay. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Unfired Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #986960 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Unfired Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#608e98) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #609869 and #98608f.
In a RGB color space, hex #986960 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Unfired Clay has a hue angle of 9.64°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986960 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #986960 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,105,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 30%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 21.96, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(9.64,22.58%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.64,36.84%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0357,17.6219,12.6289) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1118,17.6231,13.4079) |