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#C66A4E

#c66a4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c66a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 41.57% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.46% magenta, 60.61% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 14°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #4eaac6

Split complementary

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #4ec6a6
  3. #4e6ec6

Analogous

  1. #c64e6e
  2. #c66a4e
  3. #c6a64e

Triadic

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #4ec66a
  3. #6a4ec6

Tetradic

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #aac64e
  3. #4eaac6
  4. #6a4ec6

Square

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #6ec64e
  3. #4eaac6
  4. #a64ec6

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2d1e
  2. #974831
  3. #c66a4e
  4. #d99b88
  5. #ebcbc2

Shades

#c66a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #b25f46
  3. #9e553e
  4. #8b4a37
  5. #77402f
  6. #633527
  7. #4f2a1f
  8. #3b2017
  9. #281510
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c66a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #cc7960
  3. #d18871
  4. #d79783
  5. #dda695
  6. #e3b5a7
  7. #e8c3b8
  8. #eed2ca
  9. #f4e1dc
  10. #f9f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c66a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c66a4e
  2. #bf6c53
  3. #b86e58
  4. #b1715d
  5. #aa7362
  6. #a37567
  7. #9c776c
  8. #957971
  9. #8e7c76
  10. #877e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82774b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d85a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2724c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac7f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1615b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c66a4e {
  color: #c66a4e;
}
Background
.bg-c66a4e {
  background-color: #c66a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c66a4e {
  border: 2px solid #c66a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c66a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 106 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c66a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c66a4e, #c6a64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c66a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 106 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.29 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.26 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.20 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.26 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.26 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.36 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 10.26 #3995b1 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c66a4e  rgb(198, 106, 78)  hsl(14, 51%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#4eaac6  rgb(78, 170, 198)  hsl(194, 51%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#4ec66a  rgb(78, 198, 106)  hsl(134, 51%, 54%)  Emerald
#6a4ec6  rgb(106, 78, 198)  hsl(254, 51%, 54%)  Iris