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#C96C4E

#c96c4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c96c4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 42.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 61.19% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 14.63°, with 53.25% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.2369

Complementary

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #4eabc9

Split complementary

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #4ec9aa
  3. #4e6ec9

Analogous

  1. #c94e6e
  2. #c96c4e
  3. #c9aa4e

Triadic

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #4ec96c
  3. #6c4ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #abc94e
  3. #4eabc9
  4. #6c4ec9

Square

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #6ec94e
  3. #4eabc9
  4. #aa4ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #612e1d
  2. #9b4a2f
  3. #c96c4e
  4. #db9d89
  5. #edcdc3

Shades

#c96c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #b56146
  3. #a1563e
  4. #8d4c37
  5. #79412f
  6. #653627
  7. #502b1f
  8. #3c2017
  9. #281610
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c96c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #ce7b60
  3. #d48971
  4. #d99883
  5. #dfa795
  6. #e4b6a7
  7. #e9c4b8
  8. #efd3ca
  9. #f4e2dc
  10. #faf0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c96c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c96c4e
  2. #c26e53
  3. #ba7058
  4. #b3725d
  5. #ac7462
  6. #a57667
  7. #9d786c
  8. #967a71
  9. #8f7c76
  10. #877e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84794b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db5b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4744c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af814d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4625c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c96c4e {
  color: #c96c4e;
}
Background
.bg-c96c4e {
  background-color: #c96c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c96c4e {
  border: 2px solid #c96c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c96c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 108 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 53% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c96c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c96c4e, #c9aa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c96c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 108 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.83 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.45 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.78 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.58 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.58 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.75 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.85 #3693b1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c96c4e  rgb(201, 108, 78)  hsl(15, 53%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#4eabc9  rgb(78, 171, 201)  hsl(195, 53%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#4ec96c  rgb(78, 201, 108)  hsl(135, 53%, 55%)  Emerald
#6c4ec9  rgb(108, 78, 201)  hsl(255, 53%, 55%)  Iris