Clay Brown Color
Clay Brown is a brown color with hex code #B2713D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with clay brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Clay Brown Color Values
What Does Clay Brown Mean?
Clay Brown belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Clay Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Clay Brown is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: brownish orange, #AE6938).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Clay Brown
Clay Brown and #3D7EB3 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B33D43 and #B3AD3D, which sit beside clay brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair clay brown with triadic partners #3DB372 and #723DB3. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Leather —
#AC7434(Delta E 6) - Earth —
#A2653E(Delta E 8) - Adobe —
#BD6C48(Delta E 10) - Tan Brown —
#AB7E4C(Delta E 11) - Cape Palliser —
#A26645(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B2713D; }
.background { background-color: #B2713D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B2713D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B2713D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for clay brown?
Clay Brown has the hex code #B2713D. In RGB notation it is rgb(178, 113, 61), in HSL it is hsl(27, 49%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.608, 0.107, 57.5.
What does the color clay brown mean?
Brown-family colors like clay brown carry distinct psychological associations. Clay Brown belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Clay Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with clay brown?
Clay Brown has three easy routes: its complement #3D7EB3 for punch, its neighbors #B33D43 and #B3AD3D for something calmer, or triadic partners #3DB372 and #723DB3 when you want energy.
Is clay brown a standard web color?
No — Clay Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B2713D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make clay brown lighter or darker?
To lighten clay brown, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F3E7DD (lightest tint) to #1E130A (darkest shade).
About Clay Brown
Clay Brown is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B2713D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.