Clay Marble Color

#a68779

Clay Marble is pale, 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 #597886
Complementary Color #7997a6
Color Shade: warm red (18.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Clay Marble Color Sample
Clay Marble Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a68779

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Marble Color. The Earth Tone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sand Trap (#bba595) for more energetic effect. Try Brownish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7997a6 is the best complementary color to Clay Marble. 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 #a68779 complementary color is Gumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a67981 and #a69d79. Thus found on the left and right of #a68779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Clay Marble.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clay Marble palette consists of #7981a6 and #79a69d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7997a6). Try Lynch and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a68779, 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 #a68779 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 Clay Marble. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clay Marble contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a68779 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Clay Marble tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7997a6) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79a687 and #a67998.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a68779 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Marble has a hue angle of 18.67°, a saturation of 20.18% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a68779 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a68779
RGB Decimal rgb(166,135,121)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 17.65, 34.9
HSL hsl(18.67,20.18%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.67,27.11%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.8031,9.6348,11.9724)
XYZ xyz(27.841,26.8154,21.7977)
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