New Clay Color

#efc1b5

New Clay is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #103e4a
Complementary Color #b4e3ef
Color Shade: mid red (12.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.35% (better contrasting with black)
New Clay Color Sample
New Clay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #efc1b5

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Clay Color. The Ambrosia Salad color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Canyonville (#f5ded1) for more calm effect. Try Coral Almond as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b4e3ef is the best complementary color to New Clay. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #efc1b5 complementary color is Blizzard Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert Sand are #efb4c5 and #efddb4. Thus found on the left and right of #efc1b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Chamois colors as they work well with New Clay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Clay palette consists of #b4c5ef and #b4efdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4e3ef). Try Perano and Cruise colors in combination with #efc1b5, 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 #efc1b5 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the New Clay. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Clay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Tea Green, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #efc1b5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. New Clay tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b4e3ef) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4efc0 and #efb4e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #efc1b5 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode New Clay has a hue angle of 12.41°, a saturation of 64.44% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efc1b5 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 6.27% black ink.

HEX #efc1b5
RGB Decimal rgb(239,193,181)
RGB Percentage 39%, 31%, 30%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 22.75, 6.27
HSL hsl(12.41,64.44%,82.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.41,24.27%,93.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.744,14.6567,12.2505)
XYZ xyz(63.0071,59.8268,51.943)
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