River 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 | #384a56 |
| Complementary Color | #a8bbc7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to River Clay Color. The Chestnut Butter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Del Rio (#b5998e) for more calm effect. Try Cabbage Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8bbc7 is the best complementary color to River 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 #c7b5a9 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Bison Hide are #c7a8ab and #c7c4a8. Thus found on the left and right of #c7b5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Thistle Green colors as they work well with River Clay.
The split-complementary River Clay palette consists of #a8abc7 and #a8c7c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8bbc7). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c7b5a9, 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 #c7b5a9 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 River Clay. Thus Chatelle and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7b5a9 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. River Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a8bbc7) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8c7b5 and #c7a8bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7b5a9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode River Clay has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 21.13% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7b5a9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7b5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,181,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 11.77, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(24,21.13%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,15.08%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.8592,4.4207,8.4308) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2385,48.0544,44.3218) |