Clay Beige is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2a2e3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3c7d5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Clay Beige Color. The Washed Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Relaxed Khaki (#c8bba3) for more energetic effect. Try Ta Prohm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3c7d5 is the best complementary color to Clay Beige. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5d1c3 complementary color is Ghost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d5c8c3 and #d0d5c3. Thus found on the left and right of #d5d1c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Clay Beige.
The split-complementary Clay Beige palette consists of #c8c3d5 and #c3d0d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3c7d5). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #d5d1c3, 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 #d5d1c3 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clay Beige. Thus Chatelle and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clay Beige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5d1c3 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clay Beige tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c3c7d5) and two others. The Nebula 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 #c3d5d1 and #d5c3c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5d1c3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Clay Beige has a hue angle of 46.67°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5d1c3 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5d1c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,209,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 7.06, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(46.67,17.65%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.67,8.45%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8026,-1.0482,7.4197) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0914,63.6872,60.7555) |