Clay Brown is soft, 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 | #4d8ec2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d7db2 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Brown Color. The Fertile Soil 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 Cambridge Leather (#8c633c) for more calm effect. Try Beagle Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d7db2 is the best complementary color to Clay Brown. 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 #b2713d complementary color is Steel 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 Brown Rust are #b23d43 and #b2ab3d. Thus found on the left and right of #b2713d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Roti colors as they work well with Clay Brown.
The split-complementary Clay Brown palette consists of #3d43b2 and #3db2ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d7db2). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #b2713d, 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 #b2713d 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 Brown. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2713d 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. Clay Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d7db2) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3db271 and #b23d7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2713d is made of 51% red, 32% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Brown has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 48.95% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2713d is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2713d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,113,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 32%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 45.88, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,48.95%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,65.73%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.6131,20.7616,38.9106) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1075,21.6122,7.2631) |