Desert Clay is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #6191bc |
| Complementary Color | #43739d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Clay Color. The Moroccan Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rookwood Amber (#c08650) for more energetic effect. Try Birdseye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43739d is the best complementary color to Desert Clay. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e6e43 complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Palliser are #9d4345 and #9d9b43. Thus found on the left and right of #9e6e43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Desert Clay.
The split-complementary Desert Clay palette consists of #43459d and #439d9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43739d). Try Gigas and Keppel colors in combination with #9e6e43, 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 #9e6e43 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Clay. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e6e43 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Desert Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#43739d) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #439d6e and #9d4373.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e6e43 is made of 47% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Clay has a hue angle of 28.35°, a saturation of 40.44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e6e43 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e6e43 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,110,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 33%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 35.69, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(28.35,40.44%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.35,57.59%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4833,14.2089,31.3735) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6896,18.8262,7.8536) |