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#BF6850

#bf6850 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf6850 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 40.78% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.55% magenta, 58.12% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 12.97°, with 46.44% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #bf6850
  2. #50a7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6850
  2. #50bf9f
  3. #5070bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5070
  2. #bf6850
  3. #bf9f50

Triadic

  1. #bf6850
  2. #50bf68
  3. #6850bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6850
  2. #a7bf50
  3. #50a7bf
  4. #6850bf

Square

  1. #bf6850
  2. #70bf50
  3. #50a7bf
  4. #9f50bf

Monochromatic

  1. #562b20
  2. #8e4834
  3. #bf6850
  4. #d39888
  5. #e8c9c0

Shades

#bf6850 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6850
  2. #ac5e48
  3. #995340
  4. #864938
  5. #733e30
  6. #603428
  7. #4c2a20
  8. #391f18
  9. #261510
  10. #130a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6850 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6850
  2. #c57762
  3. #cc8673
  4. #d29585
  5. #d9a496
  6. #dfb4a8
  7. #e5c3b9
  8. #ecd2cb
  9. #f2e1dc
  10. #f9f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6850 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6850
  2. #b96a55
  3. #b26d5a
  4. #ac6f5e
  5. #a67263
  6. #a07468
  7. #99766d
  8. #937972
  9. #8d7b76
  10. #867e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e754e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93874f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c704f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67c4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6850 {
  color: #bf6850;
}
Background
.bg-bf6850 {
  background-color: #bf6850;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6850 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6850;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6850;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 104 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6850 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6850, #bf9f50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6850 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 104 80 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.49 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.41 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.92 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.98 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.46 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.46 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.62 #4097af Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bf6850  rgb(191, 104, 80)  hsl(13, 46%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#50a7bf  rgb(80, 167, 191)  hsl(193, 46%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#50bf68  rgb(80, 191, 104)  hsl(133, 46%, 53%)  Emerald
#6850bf  rgb(104, 80, 191)  hsl(253, 46%, 53%)  Iris