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#BB7863

#bb7863 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7863 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.06% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.83% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 14.32°, with 39.29% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 8.1.

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Relative luminance0.249

Complementary

  1. #bb7863
  2. #63a6bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7863
  2. #63bba4
  3. #637abb

Analogous

  1. #bb637a
  2. #bb7863
  3. #bba463

Triadic

  1. #bb7863
  2. #63bb78
  3. #7863bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7863
  2. #a6bb63
  3. #63a6bb
  4. #7863bb

Square

  1. #bb7863
  2. #7abb63
  3. #63a6bb
  4. #a463bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d3528
  2. #925340
  3. #bb7863
  4. #d2a698
  5. #e9d4ce

Shades

#bb7863 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7863
  2. #a86c59
  3. #96604f
  4. #835445
  5. #70483b
  6. #5e3c32
  7. #4b3028
  8. #38241e
  9. #251814
  10. #130c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7863 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7863
  2. #c28673
  3. #c99382
  4. #cfa192
  5. #d6aea1
  6. #ddbcb1
  7. #e4c9c1
  8. #ebd7d0
  9. #f1e4e0
  10. #f8f2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7863 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7863
  2. #b57966
  3. #af7a69
  4. #a97a6c
  5. #a37b6f
  6. #9e7c72
  7. #987d74
  8. #927e77
  9. #8c7e7a
  10. #867f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f827b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888061 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988e62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96d73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7d62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78663 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4726d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7863 {
  color: #bb7863;
}
Background
.bg-bb7863 {
  background-color: #bb7863;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7863 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7863;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7863;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 120 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7863 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7863, #bba463);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7863 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 120 99 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.10 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 8.51 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.16 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.54 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.69 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.45 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.70 #44879c Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bb7863  rgb(187, 120, 99)  hsl(14, 39%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#63a6bb  rgb(99, 166, 187)  hsl(194, 39%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#63bb78  rgb(99, 187, 120)  hsl(134, 39%, 56%)  Emerald
#7863bb  rgb(120, 99, 187)  hsl(254, 39%, 56%)  Slate Blue