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#CE795E

#ce795e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ce795e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 47.45% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.26% magenta, 54.37% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 14.46°, with 53.33% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.276

Complementary

  1. #ce795e
  2. #5eb3ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce795e
  2. #5eceb1
  3. #5e7bce

Analogous

  1. #ce5e7b
  2. #ce795e
  3. #ceb15e

Triadic

  1. #ce795e
  2. #5ece79
  3. #795ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce795e
  2. #b3ce5e
  3. #5eb3ce
  4. #795ece

Square

  1. #ce795e
  2. #7bce5e
  3. #5eb3ce
  4. #b15ece

Monochromatic

  1. #713522
  2. #ab5134
  3. #ce795e
  4. #e0aa99
  5. #f2dbd3

Shades

#ce795e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce795e
  2. #b96d55
  3. #a5614b
  4. #905542
  5. #7c4938
  6. #673d2f
  7. #523026
  8. #3e241c
  9. #291813
  10. #150c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce795e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce795e
  2. #d3866e
  3. #d8947e
  4. #dda18e
  5. #e2af9e
  6. #e7bcaf
  7. #ebc9bf
  8. #f0d7cf
  9. #f5e4df
  10. #faf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce795e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce795e
  2. #c67a61
  3. #be7a65
  4. #b77b68
  5. #af7c6c
  6. #a77d6f
  7. #9f7d72
  8. #977e76
  9. #907f79
  10. #887f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac877e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e845c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3965d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df6b72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac805d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b68c5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9716b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce795e {
  color: #ce795e;
}
Background
.bg-ce795e {
  background-color: #ce795e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce795e {
  border: 2px solid #ce795e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce795e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 121 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 53% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce795e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce795e, #ceb15e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce795e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 121 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.68 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.47 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.53 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.59 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.47 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.54 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.62 #3186a1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ce795e  rgb(206, 121, 94)  hsl(14, 53%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#5eb3ce  rgb(94, 179, 206)  hsl(194, 53%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#5ece79  rgb(94, 206, 121)  hsl(134, 53%, 59%)  Emerald
#795ece  rgb(121, 94, 206)  hsl(254, 53%, 59%)  Slate Blue