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#BC7865

#bc7865 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc7865 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 47.06% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.17% magenta, 46.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 13.1°, with 39.37% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.85.

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Relative luminance0.2506

Complementary

  1. #bc7865
  2. #65a9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7865
  2. #65bca4
  3. #657ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc657e
  2. #bc7865
  3. #bca465

Triadic

  1. #bc7865
  2. #65bc78
  3. #7865bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7865
  2. #a9bc65
  3. #65a9bc
  4. #7865bc

Square

  1. #bc7865
  2. #7ebc65
  3. #65a9bc
  4. #a465bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f3529
  2. #945340
  3. #bc7865
  4. #d3a79a
  5. #ead5d0

Shades

#bc7865 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7865
  2. #a96c5b
  3. #966051
  4. #845447
  5. #71483d
  6. #5e3c33
  7. #4b3028
  8. #38241e
  9. #261814
  10. #130c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7865 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7865
  2. #c38674
  3. #c99384
  4. #d0a193
  5. #d7aea3
  6. #debcb2
  7. #e4c9c1
  8. #ebd7d1
  9. #f2e4e0
  10. #f8f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7865 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7865
  2. #b67968
  3. #b07a6a
  4. #aa7a6d
  5. #a47b70
  6. #9e7c73
  7. #987d75
  8. #927e78
  9. #8c7e7b
  10. #867f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0837c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888163 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998f64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6e73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07d64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88665 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5726e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7865 {
  color: #bc7865;
}
Background
.bg-bc7865 {
  background-color: #bc7865;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7865 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7865;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7865;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 120 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7865 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7865, #bca465);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7865 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 120 101 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.85 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.41 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.22 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.58 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.01 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 10.09 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.83 #43879a Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bc7865  rgb(188, 120, 101)  hsl(13, 39%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#65a9bc  rgb(101, 169, 188)  hsl(193, 39%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#65bc78  rgb(101, 188, 120)  hsl(133, 39%, 57%)  Emerald
#7865bc  rgb(120, 101, 188)  hsl(253, 39%, 57%)  Slate Blue