Clay Color
Clay is a orange color with hex code #B66A50. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with clay, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Clay Color Values
What Does Clay Mean?
Clay belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Clay 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 is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: grayish reddish orange, #B4745E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Clay
Clay and #4F9CB5 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 — #B54F68 and #B59C4F, which sit beside clay on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair clay with triadic partners #4FB568 and #684FB5. 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
- Santa Fe —
#B16D52(Delta E 4) - Adobe —
#BD6C48(Delta E 7) - Sepia —
#A9593A(Delta E 8) - Cape Palliser —
#A26645(Delta E 8) - Earth —
#A2653E(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B66A50; }
.background { background-color: #B66A50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B66A50; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B66A5040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for clay?
Clay has the hex code #B66A50. In RGB notation it is rgb(182, 106, 80), in HSL it is hsl(15, 41%, 51%), and its OKLCH value is 0.603, 0.105, 39.6.
What does the color clay mean?
Orange-family colors like clay carry distinct psychological associations. Clay belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Clay sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with clay?
Clay has three easy routes: its complement #4F9CB5 for punch, its neighbors #B54F68 and #B59C4F for something calmer, or triadic partners #4FB568 and #684FB5 when you want energy.
Is clay a standard web color?
No — Clay is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B66A50 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make clay lighter or darker?
To lighten clay, 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 #F3E6E2 (lightest tint) to #20120E (darkest shade).
About Clay
Clay is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B66A50 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.