Clay Mug Color

#d37959

Clay Mug is calm, 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 #2c86a6
Complementary Color #58b2d3
Color Shade: warm red (15.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with white)
Clay Mug Color Sample
Clay Mug Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d37959

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Mug Color. The Pinkish Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peach Bloom (#d99b7c) for more calm effect. Try Dazzle and Delight as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#58b2d3 is the best complementary color to Clay Mug. 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 #d37959 complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Japonica are #d35875 and #d3b558. Thus found on the left and right of #d37959 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Tacha colors as they work well with Clay Mug.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clay Mug palette consists of #5875d3 and #58d3b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58b2d3). Try Havelock Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d37959, 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 #d37959 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 Mug. Thus True V and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clay Mug contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Pastel Green, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #d37959 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 Mug tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#58b2d3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58d379 and #d358b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d37959 is made of 50% red, 29% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Mug has a hue angle of 15.74°, a saturation of 58.1% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d37959 is made of 0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d37959
RGB Decimal rgb(211,121,89)
RGB Percentage 50%, 29%, 21%
CMYK 0, 35.3, 47.85, 17.25
HSL hsl(15.74,58.1%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.74,57.82%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1093,32.0385,32.6608)
XYZ xyz(35.5045,28.2449,13.0317)
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