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#CF6C4E

#cf6c4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf6c4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 42.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 13.95°, with 57.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.2454

Complementary

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #4eb1cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #4ecfac
  3. #4e71cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4e71
  2. #cf6c4e
  3. #cfac4e

Triadic

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #4ecf6c
  3. #6c4ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #b1cf4e
  3. #4eb1cf
  4. #6c4ecf

Square

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #71cf4e
  3. #4eb1cf
  4. #ac4ecf

Monochromatic

  1. #682e1c
  2. #a4482c
  3. #cf6c4e
  4. #df9e8a
  5. #f0d0c6

Shades

#cf6c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #ba6146
  3. #a6563e
  4. #914c37
  5. #7c412f
  6. #683627
  7. #532b1f
  8. #3e2017
  9. #291610
  10. #150b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf6c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #d47b60
  3. #d98971
  4. #dd9883
  5. #e2a795
  6. #e7b6a7
  7. #ecc4b8
  8. #f1d3ca
  9. #f5e2dc
  10. #faf0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf6c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf6c4e
  2. #c76e53
  3. #bf7058
  4. #b7725d
  5. #af7462
  6. #a87667
  7. #a0786c
  8. #987a71
  9. #907c76
  10. #887e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97e75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e904c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e25a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8754c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4834d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da625d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf6c4e {
  color: #cf6c4e;
}
Background
.bg-cf6c4e {
  background-color: #cf6c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf6c4e {
  border: 2px solid #cf6c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf6c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 108 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf6c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf6c4e, #cfac4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf6c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 108 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.77 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.36 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.32 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.55 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.06 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.57 #3093b1 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cf6c4e  rgb(207, 108, 78)  hsl(14, 57%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#4eb1cf  rgb(78, 177, 207)  hsl(194, 57%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#4ecf6c  rgb(78, 207, 108)  hsl(134, 57%, 56%)  Emerald
#6c4ecf  rgb(108, 78, 207)  hsl(254, 57%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue