Coffee Clay Color

#b7997c

Coffee Clay is pale, 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 #486683
Complementary Color #7b9ab7
Color Shade: warm red (29.49° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Coffee Clay Color Sample
Coffee Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7997c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coffee Clay Color. The Warm and Toasty 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 saturated alternative called Real Simple (#ccb896) for more energetic effect. Try New Penny as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b9ab7 is the best complementary color to Coffee 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 #b7997c complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mongoose are #b77b7c and #b7b67b. Thus found on the left and right of #b7997c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Coffee Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coffee Clay palette consists of #7b7cb7 and #7bb7b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b9ab7). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #b7997c, 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 #b7997c 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 Coffee Clay. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coffee Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7997c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Coffee Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7b9ab7) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bb798 and #b77b99.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7997c is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Coffee Clay has a hue angle of 29.49°, a saturation of 29.06% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7997c is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 23.13% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7997c
RGB Decimal rgb(183,153,124)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 11.76, 23.13, 28.24
HSL hsl(29.49,29.06%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.49,32.24%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2039,6.8495,19.4141)
XYZ xyz(34.5578,34.305,23.8689)
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