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#BD6C54

#bd6c54 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd6c54 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 42.35% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 13.71°, with 44.3% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.56.

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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #54a5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #54bda0
  3. #5471bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5471
  2. #bd6c54
  3. #bda054

Triadic

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #54bd6c
  3. #6c54bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #a5bd54
  3. #54a5bd
  4. #6c54bd

Square

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #71bd54
  3. #54a5bd
  4. #a054bd

Monochromatic

  1. #572e21
  2. #8e4b37
  3. #bd6c54
  4. #d29b8b
  5. #e8cbc2

Shades

#bd6c54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #aa614c
  3. #975643
  4. #844c3b
  5. #714132
  6. #5f362a
  7. #4c2b22
  8. #392019
  9. #261611
  10. #130b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd6c54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #c47b65
  3. #ca8976
  4. #d19887
  5. #d7a798
  6. #deb6aa
  7. #e5c4bb
  8. #ebd3cc
  9. #f2e2dd
  10. #f8f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd6c54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd6c54
  2. #b76e58
  3. #b1705d
  4. #ab7261
  5. #a57466
  6. #9f766a
  7. #98786e
  8. #927a73
  9. #8c7c77
  10. #867e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807752 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948853 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c7353 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67e53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7645f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd6c54 {
  color: #bd6c54;
}
Background
.bg-bd6c54 {
  background-color: #bd6c54;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd6c54 {
  border: 2px solid #bd6c54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd6c54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 108 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd6c54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd6c54, #bda054);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd6c54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 108 84 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.56 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.98 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.03 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.31 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.23 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.29 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 10.62 #4293ab Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bd6c54  rgb(189, 108, 84)  hsl(14, 44%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#54a5bd  rgb(84, 165, 189)  hsl(194, 44%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#54bd6c  rgb(84, 189, 108)  hsl(134, 44%, 54%)  Emerald
#6c54bd  rgb(108, 84, 189)  hsl(254, 44%, 54%)  Slate Blue