Burnished Clay Color

#d2ccc4

Burnished Clay is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #2d333b
Complementary Color #c4cad2
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Burnished Clay Color Sample
Burnished Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2ccc4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Clay Color. The Pavilion Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cool Beige (#c6b5a7) for more energetic effect. Try Esoteric as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4cad2 is the best complementary color to Burnished 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 #d2ccc4 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d2c5c4 and #d0d2c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d2ccc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Celeste colors as they work well with Burnished Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnished Clay palette consists of #c5c4d2 and #c4d0d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4cad2). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d2ccc4, 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 #d2ccc4 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 Burnished Clay. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnished Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Tasman, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2ccc4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Burnished Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4cad2) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4d2cc and #d2c4ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2ccc4 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Clay has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 13.46% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2ccc4 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #d2ccc4
RGB Decimal rgb(210,204,196)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 5.49, 17.65
HSL hsl(34.29,13.46%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,6.67%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3104,0.6756,4.7072)
XYZ xyz(58.135,60.8729,60.9102)
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