Clamshell is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #122f49 |
| Complementary Color | #b5d3ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clamshell Color. The Trick or Treat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Sand (#dfb19b) for more calm effect. Try Modern Ivory as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5d3ed is the best complementary color to Clamshell. 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 #edd0b6 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Just Right are #edb5b7 and #edebb5. Thus found on the left and right of #edd0b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Mint Julep colors as they work well with Clamshell.
The split-complementary Clamshell palette consists of #b5b7ed and #b5edeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5d3ed). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #edd0b6, 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 #edd0b6 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 Clamshell. Thus Biloba Flower and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clamshell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #edd0b6 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. Clamshell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5d3ed) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5edcf and #edb5d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #edd0b6 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Clamshell has a hue angle of 28.36°, a saturation of 60.44% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edd0b6 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edd0b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,208,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 21.57, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(28.36,60.44%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.36,23.21%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2476,6.1824,16.6312) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9244,66.4937,53.6159) |