Arizona 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 | #528ca5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a94ad |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Arizona Clay Color. The Wild Horses color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caravel Brown (#8c6e54) for more calm effect. Try Neutral Valley as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a94ad is the best complementary color to Arizona 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 #ad735a complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #ad5a6a and #ad9c5a. Thus found on the left and right of #ad735a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Teak colors as they work well with Arizona Clay.
The split-complementary Arizona Clay palette consists of #5a6aad and #5aad9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a94ad). Try Scampi and Tradewind colors in combination with #ad735a, 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 #ad735a 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 Arizona Clay. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arizona Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad735a 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. Arizona Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a94ad) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aad73 and #ad5a94.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad735a is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Arizona Clay has a hue angle of 18.07°, a saturation of 33.6% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad735a is made of 0% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad735a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,115,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.74, 32.55, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(18.07,33.6%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.07,47.98%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9036,19.9442,23.144) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2098,21.8839,12.5682) |