Clay Ochre is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5176a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d82ae |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Ochre Color. The Antiquity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hay Yellow (#c2a770) for more energetic effect. Try Arrow Creek as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d82ae is the best complementary color to Clay Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae895d complementary color is Horizon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Muesli are #ae605d and #aaae5d. Thus found on the left and right of #ae895d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Clay Ochre.
The split-complementary Clay Ochre palette consists of #605dae and #5daaae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d82ae). Try Scampi and Tradewind colors in combination with #ae895d, 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 #ae895d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clay Ochre. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae895d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clay Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d82ae) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #5dae89 and #ae5d82.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae895d is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Ochre has a hue angle of 32.59°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae895d is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae895d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,137,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 31.77, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(32.59,33.33%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.59,46.55%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5988,8.3222,28.9116) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.377,27.6803,14.2031) |