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#CD6146

#cd6146 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd6146 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 38.04% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.68% magenta, 65.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 57.45% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #cd6146
  2. #46b2cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd6146
  2. #46cda4
  3. #466ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd466e
  2. #cd6146
  3. #cda446

Triadic

  1. #cd6146
  2. #46cd61
  3. #6146cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd6146
  2. #b2cd46
  3. #46b2cd
  4. #6146cd

Square

  1. #cd6146
  2. #6ecd46
  3. #46b2cd
  4. #a446cd

Monochromatic

  1. #60281a
  2. #9c412a
  3. #cd6146
  4. #dd9482
  5. #eec8be

Shades

#cd6146 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd6146
  2. #b9573f
  3. #a44e38
  4. #904431
  5. #7b3a2a
  6. #673123
  7. #52271c
  8. #3e1d15
  9. #29130e
  10. #150a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd6146 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd6146
  2. #d27159
  3. #d7816b
  4. #dc907e
  5. #e1a090
  6. #e6b0a3
  7. #ebc0b5
  8. #f0d0c8
  9. #f5dfda
  10. #faefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd6146 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd6146
  2. #c5644c
  3. #be6752
  4. #b66a57
  5. #ae6d5d
  6. #a77163
  7. #9f7469
  8. #97776f
  9. #8f7a74
  10. #887d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5766e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988a44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e04c5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a36c44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b07c45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d95553 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd6146 {
  color: #cd6146;
}
Background
.bg-cd6146 {
  background-color: #cd6146;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd6146 {
  border: 2px solid #cd6146;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd6146;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 97 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd6146 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd6146, #cda446);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd6146 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 97 70 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.38 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.56 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.56 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.09 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.48 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.44 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.16 #329eb9 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cd6146  rgb(205, 97, 70)  hsl(12, 57%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#46b2cd  rgb(70, 178, 205)  hsl(192, 57%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#46cd61  rgb(70, 205, 97)  hsl(132, 57%, 54%)  Malachite
#6146cd  rgb(97, 70, 205)  hsl(252, 57%, 54%)  Iris