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#BE694E

#be694e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be694e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 41.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.74% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 14.46°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #be694e
  2. #4ea3be

Split complementary

  1. #be694e
  2. #4ebea1
  3. #4e6bbe

Analogous

  1. #be4e6b
  2. #be694e
  3. #bea14e

Triadic

  1. #be694e
  2. #4ebe69
  3. #694ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be694e
  2. #a3be4e
  3. #4ea3be
  4. #694ebe

Square

  1. #be694e
  2. #6bbe4e
  3. #4ea3be
  4. #a14ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #542c1f
  2. #8c4933
  3. #be694e
  4. #d39886
  5. #e7c8be

Shades

#be694e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be694e
  2. #ab5f46
  3. #98543e
  4. #854a37
  5. #723f2f
  6. #5f3527
  7. #4c2a1f
  8. #392017
  9. #261510
  10. #130b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#be694e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be694e
  2. #c57860
  3. #cb8771
  4. #d29683
  5. #d8a595
  6. #dfb4a7
  7. #e5c3b8
  8. #ecd2ca
  9. #f2e1dc
  10. #f9f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be694e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be694e
  2. #b86b53
  3. #b26e58
  4. #ab705d
  5. #a57262
  6. #9f7567
  7. #99776c
  8. #937971
  9. #8c7b76
  10. #867e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d776f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93874d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5a62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c704d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8605b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be694e {
  color: #be694e;
}
Background
.bg-be694e {
  background-color: #be694e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be694e {
  border: 2px solid #be694e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be694e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 105 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be694e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be694e, #bea14e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be694e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 105 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.83 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.90 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.22 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.52 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.53 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 10.01 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 10.01 #4196b1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#be694e  rgb(190, 105, 78)  hsl(14, 46%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#4ea3be  rgb(78, 163, 190)  hsl(194, 46%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#4ebe69  rgb(78, 190, 105)  hsl(134, 46%, 53%)  Emerald
#694ebe  rgb(105, 78, 190)  hsl(254, 46%, 53%)  Iris