Baked Clay Color

#9c5642

Baked Clay is calm, 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 #63a9bd
Complementary Color #41879c
Color Shade: mid red (13.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Baked Clay Color Sample
Baked Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c5642

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baked Clay Color. The Kilauea Lava color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Copper Beech (#b1715a) for more calm effect. Try Smoldering Copper as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#41879c is the best complementary color to Baked 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 #9c5642 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #9c415b and #9c8341. Thus found on the left and right of #9c5642 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Baked Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baked Clay palette consists of #415a9c and #419c83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41879c). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9c5642, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9c5642 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 Baked Clay. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baked Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c5642 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baked Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#41879c) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #419c56 and #9c4188.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c5642 is made of 51% red, 28% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Baked Clay has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 40.54% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c5642 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c5642
RGB Decimal rgb(156,86,66)
RGB Percentage 51%, 28%, 21%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 35.3, 38.82
HSL hsl(13.33,40.54%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.33,57.69%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.4,26.9009,24.2885)
XYZ xyz(18.0215,14.1168,6.9292)
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