Clay Pebble is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #424d67 |
| Complementary Color | #98a3bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Pebble Color. The Colonial Revival Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aluminum (#9f9586) for more calm effect. Try Cookie Crumb as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#98a3bd is the best complementary color to Clay Pebble. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb298 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #bd9f98 and #b5bd98. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb298 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Clay Pebble.
The split-complementary Clay Pebble palette consists of #9f98bd and #98b5bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98a3bd). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #bdb298, 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 #bdb298 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clay Pebble. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Pebble contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb298 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Pebble tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98a3bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98bdb2 and #bd98a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb298 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Pebble has a hue angle of 42.16°, a saturation of 21.89% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb298 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb298 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,178,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 14.51, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(42.16,21.89%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.16,19.58%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8435,-0.3807,14.7113) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5742,44.9266,36.1336) |