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#CA806E

#ca806e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca806e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 50.2% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.63% magenta, 45.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 11.74°, with 46.46% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.31.

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Relative luminance0.2912

Complementary

  1. #ca806e
  2. #6eb8ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca806e
  2. #6ecaae
  3. #6e8aca

Analogous

  1. #ca6e8a
  2. #ca806e
  3. #caae6e

Triadic

  1. #ca806e
  2. #6eca80
  3. #806eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca806e
  2. #b8ca6e
  3. #6eb8ca
  4. #806eca

Square

  1. #ca806e
  2. #8aca6e
  3. #6eb8ca
  4. #ae6eca

Monochromatic

  1. #74392b
  2. #ac543f
  3. #ca806e
  4. #deb1a6
  5. #f3e2de

Shades

#ca806e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca806e
  2. #b67363
  3. #a26658
  4. #8d5a4d
  5. #794d42
  6. #654037
  7. #51332c
  8. #3d2621
  9. #281a16
  10. #140d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca806e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca806e
  2. #cf8d7d
  3. #d5998b
  4. #daa69a
  5. #dfb3a8
  6. #e5c0b7
  7. #eaccc5
  8. #efd9d4
  9. #f4e6e2
  10. #faf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca806e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca806e
  2. #c38070
  3. #bb8072
  4. #b48073
  5. #ac8075
  6. #a58077
  7. #9e8079
  8. #96807b
  9. #8f807c
  10. #87807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac8c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918a6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3996d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab866d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4906d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d37a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca806e {
  color: #ca806e;
}
Background
.bg-ca806e {
  background-color: #ca806e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca806e {
  border: 2px solid #ca806e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca806e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 128 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca806e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca806e, #caae6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca806e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 128 110 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.31 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.64 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.98 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.14 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.03 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.70 #357f91 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ca806e  rgb(202, 128, 110)  hsl(12, 46%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#6eb8ca  rgb(110, 184, 202)  hsl(192, 46%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#6eca80  rgb(110, 202, 128)  hsl(132, 46%, 61%)  Emerald
#806eca  rgb(128, 110, 202)  hsl(252, 46%, 61%)  Medium Purple