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#B86A4E

#b86a4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b86a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 41.57% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.39% magenta, 57.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 15.85°, with 42.74% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 9.11.

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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #4e9cb8

Split complementary

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #4eb89f
  3. #4e67b8

Analogous

  1. #b84e67
  2. #b86a4e
  3. #b89f4e

Triadic

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #4eb86a
  3. #6a4eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #9cb84e
  3. #4e9cb8
  4. #6a4eb8

Square

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #67b84e
  3. #4e9cb8
  4. #9f4eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #4e2c1f
  2. #844a35
  3. #b86a4e
  4. #ce9885
  5. #e4c6bb

Shades

#b86a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #a65f46
  3. #93553e
  4. #814a37
  5. #6e402f
  6. #5c3527
  7. #4a2a1f
  8. #372017
  9. #251510
  10. #120b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#b86a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #bf7960
  3. #c68871
  4. #cd9783
  5. #d4a695
  6. #dcb5a7
  7. #e3c3b8
  8. #ead2ca
  9. #f1e1dc
  10. #f8f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b86a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b86a4e
  2. #b26c53
  3. #ad6e58
  4. #a7715d
  5. #a27362
  6. #9c7567
  7. #96776c
  8. #917971
  9. #8b7c76
  10. #867e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99776e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e744c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91854d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c85c63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99704d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27b4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2625b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b86a4e {
  color: #b86a4e;
}
Background
.bg-b86a4e {
  background-color: #b86a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b86a4e {
  border: 2px solid #b86a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b86a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 106 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b86a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b86a4e, #b89f4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b86a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 106 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.11 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.36 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.39 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.67 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.99 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.01 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.59 #4795b1 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#b86a4e  rgb(184, 106, 78)  hsl(16, 43%, 51%)  Terra Cotta
#4e9cb8  rgb(78, 156, 184)  hsl(196, 43%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#4eb86a  rgb(78, 184, 106)  hsl(136, 43%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#6a4eb8  rgb(106, 78, 184)  hsl(256, 43%, 51%)  Royal Purple