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#CC8166

#cc8166 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8166 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 50.59% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.76% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 15.88°, with 50% saturation and 60% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #cc8166
  2. #66b1cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8166
  2. #66ccb4
  3. #667ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc667e
  2. #cc8166
  3. #ccb466

Triadic

  1. #cc8166
  2. #66cc81
  3. #8166cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8166
  2. #b1cc66
  3. #66b1cc
  4. #8166cc

Square

  1. #cc8166
  2. #7ecc66
  3. #66b1cc
  4. #b466cc

Monochromatic

  1. #733a26
  2. #ac5839
  3. #cc8166
  4. #dfb09f
  5. #f2dfd9

Shades

#cc8166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8166
  2. #b8745c
  3. #a36752
  4. #8f5a47
  5. #7a4d3d
  6. #664133
  7. #523429
  8. #3d271f
  9. #291a14
  10. #140d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8166
  2. #d18e75
  3. #d69a85
  4. #dba794
  5. #e0b3a3
  6. #e6c0b3
  7. #ebcdc2
  8. #f0d9d1
  9. #f5e6e0
  10. #faf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8166
  2. #c48169
  3. #bd816b
  4. #b5816e
  5. #ae8170
  6. #a68173
  7. #9e8076
  8. #978078
  9. #8f807b
  10. #88807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad8d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948a64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69a65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad8765 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69166 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d67a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8166 {
  color: #cc8166;
}
Background
.bg-cc8166 {
  background-color: #cc8166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8166 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 129 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8166, #ccb466);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 129 102 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.51 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.87 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.13 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.13 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.66 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.94 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 10.03 #337e99 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc8166  rgb(204, 129, 102)  hsl(16, 50%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#66b1cc  rgb(102, 177, 204)  hsl(196, 50%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#66cc81  rgb(102, 204, 129)  hsl(136, 50%, 60%)  Emerald
#8166cc  rgb(129, 102, 204)  hsl(256, 50%, 60%)  Medium Purple