Cool 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 | #456b84 |
| Complementary Color | #7aa0ba |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Clay Color. The Baker’s Bread 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 Nomadic Desert (#c7b198) for more calm effect. Try Cracked Earth as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7aa0ba is the best complementary color to Cool 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 #ba947b complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Brandy Rose are #ba7a81 and #bab37a. Thus found on the left and right of #ba947b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Cool Clay.
The split-complementary Cool Clay palette consists of #7a81ba and #7abab3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7aa0ba). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #ba947b, 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 #ba947b 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 Cool Clay. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba947b 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. Cool Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7aa0ba) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #7aba94 and #ba7aa0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba947b is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Clay has a hue angle of 23.81°, a saturation of 31.34% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba947b is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba947b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,148,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 24.7, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(23.81,31.34%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.81,33.87%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.2005,10.6815,18.6429) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4148,33.049,23.3041) |