Dry Clay Color

#bd5c00

Dry Clay is vibrant, 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 #42a3ff
Complementary Color #0060bd
Color Shade: warm red (29.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.06% (better contrasting with white)
Dry Clay Color Sample
Dry Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bd5c00

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dry Clay Color. The Fire 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 Oregon (#9b4703) for more calm effect. Try Brownie as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0060bd is the best complementary color to Dry 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 #bd5c00 complementary color is Science Blue, 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 Rose of Sharon are #bd0002 and #bdba00. Thus found on the left and right of #bd5c00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Guardsman Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Dry Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dry Clay palette consists of #0002bd and #00bdba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0060bd). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #bd5c00, 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 #bd5c00 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 Dry Clay. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dry Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd5c00 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. Dry Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0060bd) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00bd5c and #bd0060.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bd5c00 is made of 67% red, 33% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dry Clay has a hue angle of 29.21°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd5c00 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bd5c00
RGB Decimal rgb(189,92,0)
RGB Percentage 67%, 33%, 0%
CMYK 0, 38.04, 74.12, 25.88
HSL hsl(29.21,100%,37.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.21,100%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.065,34.7974,58.9584)
XYZ xyz(24.8134,18.4731,2.2579)
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