Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Red Clay

Red Clay is an earth tone orange color with HEX #B45A3C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 180, 90, 60, HSL 15, 50%, 47%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#B45A3C orange warm earth-tone
HEX #B45A3C
RGB rgb(180, 90, 60)
HSL hsl(15 50% 47%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 67, 29)
Luminance 0.1734
Contrast Black 4.47:1White 4.7:1

CSS Utilities

--color-red-clay: #B45A3C;
.bg-red-clay { background-color: #B45A3C; }
.text-red-clay { color: #B45A3C; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1734
Black text4.47:1AA Fail
White text4.7:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B45A3C",
  "rgb": [
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    90,
    60
  ],
  "hsl": [
    15,
    50,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    50,
    67,
    29
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1734,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.47,
    "white": 4.7
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#3C96B4",
  "analogous": [
    "#B43C5A",
    "#B4963C"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#3CB45A",
    "#5A3CB4"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#5AB43C",
    "#3C96B4",
    "#963CB4"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#3CB496",
    "#3C5AB4"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D28F79",
    "#B45A3C",
    "#6F3725"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D28F79",
  "dark": "#6F3725",
  "saturated": "#CE4D22",
  "desaturated": "#996756",
  "pastel": "#D1AB9F",
  "neon": "#FF531A"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#3C96B4",
    "#B43C5A",
    "#B4963C"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#996756",
    "#D28F79"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D28F79",
    "#996756"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "clay",
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/red-clay",
    "/css/colors/red-clay",
    "/hex/b45a3c"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/red-clay",
      "/wcag/red-clay",
      "/css/colors/red-clay",
      "/hex/b45a3c"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "red-clay",
  "name": "Red Clay",
  "hex": "#B45A3C",
  "uses": [
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    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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      "groundedness",
      "warmth",
      "natural texture"
    ],
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      "home decor",
      "outdoor products",
      "editorial layouts"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
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    "interior-design",
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    "warmth",
    "natural-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    90,
    60
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    50,
    47
  ],
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#3C96B4",
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      "#B43C5A",
      "#B4963C"
    ],
    "triadic": [
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    ],
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      "#963CB4"
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    "pastel": "#D1AB9F",
    "neon": "#FF531A"
  },
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    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
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  },
  "css": {
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      "/hex/b45a3c"
    ]
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      "#B43C5A",
      "#B4963C"
    ],
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      "#996756",
      "#D28F79"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#D28F79",
      "#996756"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Red Clay Color

Red Clay sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Red Clay is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Red Clay is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Red Clay accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B45A3C.Red Clay CSS utilitiesUse Red Clay in CSS variables and utility classes.#B45A3C HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Red Clay paletteOpen the generated palette based on Red Clay.Red Clay harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Red Clay against black and white text.

Black text4.47:1AA Fail
White text4.7:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Adobe#BD6C48
Desert Clay#B86D4B
Clay#B66A50
Sienna#A0522D
Caramel#AF6E4D

Color Harmonies

#3C96B4#3C96B4
#B43C5A#B43C5A
#B4963C#B4963C
#3CB45A#3CB45A
#5A3CB4#5A3CB4
Open full Red Clay harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D28F79#D28F79
#6F3725#6F3725
#CE4D22#CE4D22
#996756#996756
#D1AB9F#D1AB9F
#FF531A#FF531A

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#3C96B4#3C96B4
#B43C5A#B43C5A
#B4963C#B4963C
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5