Clay Pot Color

#c3663f

Clay Pot is soft, 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 #3c99c0
Complementary Color #3f9cc3
Color Shade: warm red (17.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Clay Pot Color Sample
Clay Pot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3663f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Pot Color. The Gingerbread Crumble 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 Chestnut Stallion (#995d3b) for more calm effect. Try Etruscan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3f9cc3 is the best complementary color to Clay Pot. 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 #c3663f complementary color is Pelorous, 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 Crail are #c33f59 and #c3a83f. Thus found on the left and right of #c3663f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Roti colors as they work well with Clay Pot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clay Pot palette consists of #3f59c3 and #3fc3a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f9cc3). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c3663f, 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 #c3663f 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 Clay Pot. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clay Pot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3663f 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. Clay Pot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f9cc3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fc366 and #c33f9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3663f is made of 54% red, 28% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Pot has a hue angle of 17.73°, a saturation of 52.38% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3663f is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3663f
RGB Decimal rgb(195,102,63)
RGB Percentage 54%, 28%, 18%
CMYK 0, 36.47, 51.76, 23.53
HSL hsl(17.73,52.38%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.73,67.69%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.4533,33.9347,38.2701)
XYZ xyz(28.1543,21.4637,7.3616)
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