White 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 | #171e2c |
| Complementary Color | #d3dae8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to White Clay Color. The Sunday Drive 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 Lentil (#dcc8b0) for more energetic effect. Try Champagne Bubbles as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d3dae8 is the best complementary color to White 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 #e8e1d3 complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #e8d6d3 and #e4e8d3. Thus found on the left and right of #e8e1d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and Kidnapper colors as they work well with White Clay.
The split-complementary White Clay palette consists of #d6d3e8 and #d3e4e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3dae8). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e8e1d3, 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 #e8e1d3 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 White Clay. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of White Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8e1d3 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. White Clay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d3dae8) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3e8e1 and #e8d3da.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8e1d3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode White Clay has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 31.34% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8e1d3 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8e1d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,225,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 8.23, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(40,31.34%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,9.05%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.7242,0.0049,7.6795) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9618,75.7094,72.4486) |