Orange Clay Color

#e6a57f

Orange Clay 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 #195a80
Complementary Color #7ebfe6
Color Shade: warm red (22.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Orange Clay Color Sample
Orange Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6a57f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Clay Color. The Pueblo Sand 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 Desert Dust (#e3bc8e) for more calm effect. Try Orangevale as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7ebfe6 is the best complementary color to Orange 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 #e6a57f complementary color is Seagull, 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 Tonys Pink are #e67e8c and #e6d87e. Thus found on the left and right of #e6a57f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Putty colors as they work well with Orange Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orange Clay palette consists of #7e8ce6 and #7ee6d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ebfe6). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #e6a57f, 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 #e6a57f 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 Orange Clay. Thus Medium Purple and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orange Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6a57f 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. Orange Clay tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7ebfe6) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Seagull. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ee6a5 and #e67ebf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6a57f is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Clay has a hue angle of 22.14°, a saturation of 67.32% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6a57f is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 40.4% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6a57f
RGB Decimal rgb(230,165,127)
RGB Percentage 44%, 32%, 24%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 40.4, 9.8
HSL hsl(22.14,67.32%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.14,44.78%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.0664,19.5023,29.1897)
XYZ xyz(49.919,45.2656,26.1848)
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