Information about Canterbury Clay color

#C6AE83 - Canterbury Clay color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C6AE83, known as "Canterbury Clay", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 174, 131) — 77.6% red, 68.2% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 26 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated orange, #C6AE83 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light French Beige (#C8AD7F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Toupe (#C7AC7D) and Ecru (#C2B280).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 174, 131) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C6AE83 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. The name "Canterbury Clay" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Canterbury Clay color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Canterbury Clay color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83
#D2BF9D

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#DDCFB5

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#E8DFCE

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#F3EFE6

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White

#FFFFFF

Canterbury Clay color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83
#B19257

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#886E3E

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#5A4929

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#2D2414

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Black

#000000

Canterbury Clay color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83
#BAA681

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#AD9D7F

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#9F937E

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#90897E

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Grey

#808080

Canterbury Clay color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83
#C69584

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#C6848E

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#C684A9

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Canterbury Clay color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#859CC7
#859CC7

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#8F85C7
#8F85C7

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#85BDC7
#85BDC7

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BDC785

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#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#C78F85
#C78F85

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#85C7B0
#85C7B0

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#B085C7
#B085C7

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#9CC785
#9CC785

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#859CC7
#859CC7

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#B085C7
#B085C7

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#C6AE83
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

#85C78F
#85C78F

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#859CC7
#859CC7

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#C785BD
#C785BD

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Nearest named colors to Canterbury Clay

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Canterbury Clay color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AE83
  • RGB198, 174, 131
  • CMYK0, 9, 26, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 174, 131)
  • HSL39°, 37%, 65%
  • HSL Precise38.507°, 37.017%, 64.51%
  • HSV39°, 34%, 78%
  • HSB39°, 34%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.682, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.682, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.682, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6AE83
  • DECIMAL ID13020803
  • Name Length15
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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