Muted Clay Color

#d29380

Muted Clay is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #2d6c7f
Complementary Color #80bfd2
Color Shade: mid red (13.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Muted Clay Color Sample
Muted Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d29380

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Muted Clay Color. The Japonica color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Tomato (#d0756f) for more energetic effect. Try Bombay Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#80bfd2 is the best complementary color to Muted Clay. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d29380 complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of My Pink are #d28096 and #d2bb80. Thus found on the left and right of #d29380 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Straw colors as they work well with Muted Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Muted Clay palette consists of #8095d2 and #80d2bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80bfd2). Try Chetwode Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d29380, 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 #d29380 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Muted Clay. Thus Lilac Bush and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Muted Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d29380 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Muted Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#80bfd2) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80d293 and #d280bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d29380 is made of 43% red, 30% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Muted Clay has a hue angle of 13.9°, a saturation of 47.67% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d29380 is made of 0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 32.15% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d29380
RGB Decimal rgb(210,147,128)
RGB Percentage 43%, 30%, 26%
CMYK 0, 24.7, 32.15, 17.65
HSL hsl(13.9,47.67%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.9,39.05%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.6173,21.4004,19.5859)
XYZ xyz(40.9083,36.1276,25.2393)
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