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#BF6449

#bf6449 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf6449 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 61.78% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 13.73°, with 47.97% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.23.

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Relative luminance0.2067

Complementary

  1. #bf6449
  2. #49a4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6449
  2. #49bf9f
  3. #4969bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4969
  2. #bf6449
  3. #bf9f49

Triadic

  1. #bf6449
  2. #49bf64
  3. #6449bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6449
  2. #a4bf49
  3. #49a4bf
  4. #6449bf

Square

  1. #bf6449
  2. #69bf49
  3. #49a4bf
  4. #9f49bf

Monochromatic

  1. #52291d
  2. #8b4531
  3. #bf6449
  4. #d39482
  5. #e7c4ba

Shades

#bf6449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6449
  2. #ac5a42
  3. #99503a
  4. #864633
  5. #733c2c
  6. #603225
  7. #4c281d
  8. #391e16
  9. #26140f
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6449
  2. #c5745b
  3. #cc836d
  4. #d29380
  5. #d9a292
  6. #dfb2a4
  7. #e5c1b6
  8. #ecd1c8
  9. #f2e0db
  10. #f9f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6449
  2. #b9674f
  3. #b26a54
  4. #ac6c5a
  5. #a66f5f
  6. #a07265
  7. #99756a
  8. #937870
  9. #8d7a75
  10. #867d7b
  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 #7c7146 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928547 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0545e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6c47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67948 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5b56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6449 {
  color: #bf6449;
}
Background
.bg-bf6449 {
  background-color: #bf6449;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6449 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6449, #bf9f49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 73 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.23 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.73 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.87 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.87 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.06 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.10 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.33 #409bb6 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bf6449  rgb(191, 100, 73)  hsl(14, 48%, 52%)  Terra Cotta
#49a4bf  rgb(73, 164, 191)  hsl(194, 48%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#49bf64  rgb(73, 191, 100)  hsl(134, 48%, 52%)  Emerald
#6449bf  rgb(100, 73, 191)  hsl(254, 48%, 52%)  Iris