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#C8704F

#c8704f ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8704f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 43.92% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 16.36°, with 52.38% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.2443

Complementary

  1. #c8704f
  2. #4fa7c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8704f
  2. #4fc8ac
  3. #4f6bc8

Analogous

  1. #c84f6b
  2. #c8704f
  3. #c8ac4f

Triadic

  1. #c8704f
  2. #4fc870
  3. #704fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8704f
  2. #a7c84f
  3. #4fa7c8
  4. #704fc8

Square

  1. #c8704f
  2. #6bc84f
  3. #4fa7c8
  4. #ac4fc8

Monochromatic

  1. #60301e
  2. #9a4d30
  3. #c8704f
  4. #da9f89
  5. #eccfc4

Shades

#c8704f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8704f
  2. #b46547
  3. #a05a3f
  4. #8c4e37
  5. #78432f
  6. #643828
  7. #502d20
  8. #3c2218
  9. #281610
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8704f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8704f
  2. #ce7e61
  3. #d38d72
  4. #d99b84
  5. #dea995
  6. #e4b8a7
  7. #e9c6b9
  8. #efd4ca
  9. #f4e2dc
  10. #faf1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8704f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8704f
  2. #c17254
  3. #ba7359
  4. #b2755e
  5. #ab7663
  6. #a47868
  7. #9d7a6c
  8. #967b71
  9. #8e7d76
  10. #877e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877c4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8f4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da6068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5774d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af844e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3675f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8704f {
  color: #c8704f;
}
Background
.bg-c8704f {
  background-color: #c8704f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8704f {
  border: 2px solid #c8704f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8704f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 112 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8704f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8704f, #c8ac4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8704f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 112 79 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.40 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.42 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.04 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.93 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.15 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 10.34 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.34 #378fb0 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c8704f  rgb(200, 112, 79)  hsl(16, 52%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#4fa7c8  rgb(79, 167, 200)  hsl(196, 52%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#4fc870  rgb(79, 200, 112)  hsl(136, 52%, 55%)  Emerald
#704fc8  rgb(112, 79, 200)  hsl(256, 52%, 55%)  Slate Blue