Crushed Clay Color

#ae7f71

Crushed Clay is pale, 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 #51808e
Complementary Color #719fae
Color Shade: mid red (13.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Crushed Clay Color Sample
Crushed Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae7f71

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crushed Clay Color. The Chimayo Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lite Cocoa (#b59a8d) for more calm effect. Try Coca Mocha as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#719fae is the best complementary color to Crushed 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 #ae7f71 complementary color is Gothic, 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 Sandal are #ae7181 and #ae9d71. Thus found on the left and right of #ae7f71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Crushed Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crushed Clay palette consists of #7181ae and #71ae9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#719fae). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #ae7f71, 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 #ae7f71 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 Crushed Clay. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crushed Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae7f71 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. Crushed Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#719fae) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71ae7f and #ae719f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae7f71 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Crushed Clay has a hue angle of 13.77°, a saturation of 27.35% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae7f71 is made of 0% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 23.93% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae7f71
RGB Decimal rgb(174,127,113)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 18.44, 23.93, 31.76
HSL hsl(13.77,27.35%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.77,35.06%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.4338,16.2687,14.7647)
XYZ xyz(28.0256,25.3697,19.0425)
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