Brushed Clay is soft, 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 | #246cae |
| Complementary Color | #5098db |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brushed Clay Color. The Old Whiskey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mann Orange (#cf7336) for more calm effect. Try Brown Mustard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5098db is the best complementary color to Brushed 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 #db9351 complementary color is Havelock 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 Di Serria are #db5053 and #dbd850. Thus found on the left and right of #db9351 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Brushed Clay.
The split-complementary Brushed Clay palette consists of #5053db and #50dbd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5098db). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #db9351, 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 #db9351 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 Brushed Clay. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brushed Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #db9351 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. Brushed Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5098db) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50db92 and #db5098.
In a RGB color space, hex #db9351 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Brushed Clay has a hue angle of 28.7°, a saturation of 65.71% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #db9351 is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #db9351 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,147,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 33%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.23, 54.12, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(28.7,65.71%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.7,63.01%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.9165,20.7983,45.328) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1323,36.5216,12.666) |