#B66A50Clay (#B66A50) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.105. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B66A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 106, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 56%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.8 27.7 27.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.603 0.105 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Clay shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b86649 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ba6a4e — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#b66a50 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b66b51 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.06:1 and against black 5.17:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffcbb9 · #e39d86 · #b66a50 · #965139 · #6c301b · #451100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c69d6c · #bf845a · #b66a50 · #a15754 · #894755 · #6f3a53
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d7bd6c · #ab9f7a · #b66a50 · #8f513c · #6e3724 · #392d05
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe2d8 · #67cfed · #b66a50 · #725c54 · #5e382b · #372119
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4f9 · #a99893 · #b66a50 · #60696c · #362621 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #b66a50
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7ff · #5ba9c0 · #b66a50 · #00738c · #00303c · #1b0200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#def7ff · #57ada7 · #b66a50 · #316aa0 · #003230 · #000515
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f9ea · #6dad8a · #b66a50 · #5b5fa2 · #232355 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf6e0 · #8ca76f · #b66a50 · #00738c · #381b4b · #000408
#C48068 · #D29681 · #E0AB9A · #EEC2B3 · #FBD8CD
#99553E · #7D412C · #622E1B · #481B0B · #2F0A00
#AC705B · #A17566 · #967A70
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.