Fresh Clay is soft, 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 | #417fca |
| Complementary Color | #3572be |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Clay Color. The Bourbon 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 Gingery (#b06c3e) for more calm effect. Try Steampunk Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3572be is the best complementary color to Fresh Clay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #be8035 complementary color is Boston 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 Copper are #be3b35 and #b7be35. Thus found on the left and right of #be8035 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Fresh Clay.
The split-complementary Fresh Clay palette consists of #3b35be and #35b7be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3572be). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #be8035, 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 #be8035 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 Fresh Clay. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #be8035 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. Fresh Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3572be) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35be80 and #be3572.
In a RGB color space, hex #be8035 is made of 51% red, 35% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Clay has a hue angle of 32.85°, a saturation of 56.38% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #be8035 is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #be8035 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,128,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 35%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.31, 53.73, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(32.85,56.38%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.85,72.11%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.642,17.1684,48.7611) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.597,26.6425,6.9508) |