Clay Court Color

#a9765d

Clay Court 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 #5689a2
Complementary Color #5c8fa9
Color Shade: warm red (19.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Clay Court Color Sample
Clay Court Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9765d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Court Color. The Caramelized color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Braun (#897058) for more calm effect. Try Cool Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c8fa9 is the best complementary color to Clay Court. 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 #a9765d complementary color is Horizon, 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 Muesli are #a95c69 and #a99c5c. Thus found on the left and right of #a9765d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Clay Court.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clay Court palette consists of #5c69a9 and #5ca99c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c8fa9). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a9765d, 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 #a9765d 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 Court. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clay Court contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9765d 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 Court tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5c8fa9) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ca976 and #a95c8f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9765d is made of 44% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Court has a hue angle of 19.74°, a saturation of 30.65% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9765d is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a9765d
RGB Decimal rgb(169,118,93)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 20, 29.8, 33.73
HSL hsl(19.74,30.65%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.74,44.97%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.2198,16.9016,21.7612)
XYZ xyz(24.8164,22.1822,13.3296)
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