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#BF6448

#bf6448 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf6448 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 62.3% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 14.12°, with 48.18% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 8.32.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #bf6448
  2. #48a3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6448
  2. #48bfa0
  3. #4867bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4867
  2. #bf6448
  3. #bfa048

Triadic

  1. #bf6448
  2. #48bf64
  3. #6448bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6448
  2. #a3bf48
  3. #48a3bf
  4. #6448bf

Square

  1. #bf6448
  2. #67bf48
  3. #48a3bf
  4. #a048bf

Monochromatic

  1. #52291d
  2. #8a4530
  3. #bf6448
  4. #d39481
  5. #e7c4b9

Shades

#bf6448 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6448
  2. #ac5a41
  3. #99503a
  4. #864632
  5. #733c2b
  6. #603224
  7. #4c281d
  8. #391e16
  9. #26140e
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6448 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6448
  2. #c5745a
  3. #cc836d
  4. #d2937f
  5. #d9a291
  6. #dfb2a4
  7. #e5c1b6
  8. #ecd1c8
  9. #f2e0da
  10. #f9f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6448 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6448
  2. #b9674e
  3. #b26a53
  4. #ac6c59
  5. #a66f5e
  6. #a07264
  7. #99756a
  8. #93786f
  9. #8d7a75
  10. #867d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c746c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7145 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928546 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0535d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6c46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67947 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5a56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6448 {
  color: #bf6448;
}
Background
.bg-bf6448 {
  background-color: #bf6448;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6448 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6448;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6448;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6448 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6448, #bfa048);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6448 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 72 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.32 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.54 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.96 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.96 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.27 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.41 #409bb7 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bf6448  rgb(191, 100, 72)  hsl(14, 48%, 52%)  Terra Cotta
#48a3bf  rgb(72, 163, 191)  hsl(194, 48%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#48bf64  rgb(72, 191, 100)  hsl(134, 48%, 52%)  Emerald
#6448bf  rgb(100, 72, 191)  hsl(254, 48%, 52%)  Iris