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#BC6F55

#bc6f55 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc6f55 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 43.53% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 54.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 15.15°, with 43.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.2272

Complementary

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #55a2bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #55bca3
  3. #556ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc556e
  2. #bc6f55
  3. #bca355

Triadic

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #55bc6f
  3. #6f55bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #a2bc55
  3. #55a2bc
  4. #6f55bc

Square

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #6ebc55
  3. #55a2bc
  4. #a355bc

Monochromatic

  1. #562f22
  2. #8d4d38
  3. #bc6f55
  4. #d29d8c
  5. #e7ccc3

Shades

#bc6f55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #a9644d
  3. #965944
  4. #844e3c
  5. #714333
  6. #5e382b
  7. #4b2c22
  8. #38211a
  9. #261611
  10. #130b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6f55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #c37d66
  3. #c98c77
  4. #d09a88
  5. #d7a999
  6. #deb7aa
  7. #e4c5bb
  8. #ebd4cc
  9. #f2e2dd
  10. #f8f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6f55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6f55
  2. #b67159
  3. #b0725e
  4. #aa7462
  5. #a47666
  6. #9e786b
  7. #98796f
  8. #927b73
  9. #8c7d77
  10. #867e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837953 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d7554 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68054 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66761 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6f55 {
  color: #bc6f55;
}
Background
.bg-bc6f55 {
  background-color: #bc6f55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6f55 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6f55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6f55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 111 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6f55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6f55, #bca355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6f55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 111 85 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.83 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.91 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.20 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.16 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.17 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.35 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.98 #4390aa Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bc6f55  rgb(188, 111, 85)  hsl(15, 43%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#55a2bc  rgb(85, 162, 188)  hsl(195, 43%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#55bc6f  rgb(85, 188, 111)  hsl(135, 43%, 54%)  Emerald
#6f55bc  rgb(111, 85, 188)  hsl(255, 43%, 54%)  Slate Blue