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#C8745E

#c8745e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8745e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 45.49% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 53% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 12.45°, with 49.07% saturation and 57.65% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.2558

Complementary

  1. #c8745e
  2. #5eb2c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8745e
  2. #5ec8a9
  3. #5e7dc8

Analogous

  1. #c85e7d
  2. #c8745e
  3. #c8a95e

Triadic

  1. #c8745e
  2. #5ec874
  3. #745ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8745e
  2. #b2c85e
  3. #5eb2c8
  4. #745ec8

Square

  1. #c8745e
  2. #7dc85e
  3. #5eb2c8
  4. #a95ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #693224
  2. #a24e37
  3. #c8745e
  4. #dba597
  5. #efd6d0

Shades

#c8745e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8745e
  2. #b46855
  3. #a05d4b
  4. #8c5142
  5. #784638
  6. #643a2f
  7. #502e26
  8. #3c231c
  9. #281713
  10. #140c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8745e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8745e
  2. #ce826e
  3. #d3907e
  4. #d99e8e
  5. #deac9e
  6. #e4baaf
  7. #e9c7bf
  8. #efd5cf
  9. #f4e3df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8745e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8745e
  2. #c17561
  3. #ba7665
  4. #b27868
  5. #ab796c
  6. #a47a6f
  7. #9d7b72
  8. #967c76
  9. #8e7e79
  10. #877f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7827b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89805c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d915d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9666f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a67b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0875d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d26c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8745e {
  color: #c8745e;
}
Background
.bg-c8745e {
  background-color: #c8745e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8745e {
  border: 2px solid #c8745e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8745e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 116 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 49% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8745e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8745e, #c8a95e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8745e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 116 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.04 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.91 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.98 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.88 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.91 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 10.15 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 10.28 #378ba1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c8745e  rgb(200, 116, 94)  hsl(12, 49%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5eb2c8  rgb(94, 178, 200)  hsl(192, 49%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#5ec874  rgb(94, 200, 116)  hsl(132, 49%, 58%)  Emerald
#745ec8  rgb(116, 94, 200)  hsl(252, 49%, 58%)  Slate Blue