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 | #4995af |
| Complementary Color | #4f9bb6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Color. The Subdued Sienna color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Terrazzo Tan (#be8973) for more calm effect. Try Artisan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f9bb6 is the best complementary color to 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 #b66a50 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 #b64f68 and #b69d4f. Thus found on the left and right of #b66a50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Clay.
The split-complementary Clay palette consists of #4f68b6 and #4fb69d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f9bb6). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #b66a50, 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 #b66a50 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. Thus Studio and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Mantis, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b66a50 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f9bb6) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4fb66a and #b64f9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b66a50 is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Clay has a hue angle of 15.29°, a saturation of 41.13% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b66a50 is made of 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 40% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b66a50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,106,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 29%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.8, 40, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(15.29,41.13%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.29,56.04%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.7655,27.7277,27.5927) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8934,20.8323,10.2457) |