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#D97255

#d97255 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d97255 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 44.71% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.47% magenta, 60.83% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 13.18°, with 63.46% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.2744

Complementary

  1. #d97255
  2. #55bcd9

Split complementary

  1. #d97255
  2. #55d9b4
  3. #557ad9

Analogous

  1. #d9557a
  2. #d97255
  3. #d9b455

Triadic

  1. #d97255
  2. #55d972
  3. #7255d9

Tetradic

  1. #d97255
  2. #bcd955
  3. #55bcd9
  4. #7255d9

Square

  1. #d97255
  2. #7ad955
  3. #55bcd9
  4. #b455d9

Monochromatic

  1. #7a301b
  2. #b84929
  3. #d97255
  4. #e7a694
  5. #f5dad2

Shades

#d97255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d97255
  2. #c3674d
  3. #ae5b44
  4. #98503c
  5. #824433
  6. #6d392b
  7. #572e22
  8. #41221a
  9. #2b1711
  10. #160b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#d97255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d97255
  2. #dd8066
  3. #e18e77
  4. #e49c88
  5. #e8aa99
  6. #ecb9aa
  7. #f0c7bb
  8. #f4d5cc
  9. #f7e3dd
  10. #fbf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d97255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d97255
  2. #d07359
  3. #c7755e
  4. #be7662
  5. #b57866
  6. #ad796b
  7. #a47a6f
  8. #9b7c73
  9. #927d77
  10. #897f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1847c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8152 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69853 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec5f6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b07b53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc8a54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e56763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d97255 {
  color: #d97255;
}
Background
.bg-d97255 {
  background-color: #d97255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d97255 {
  border: 2px solid #d97255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d97255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 114 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d97255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d97255, #d9b455);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d97255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 114 85 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.63 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.23 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.93 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.45 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.18 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.24 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.61 #268daa Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#d97255  rgb(217, 114, 85)  hsl(13, 63%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#55bcd9  rgb(85, 188, 217)  hsl(193, 63%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#55d972  rgb(85, 217, 114)  hsl(133, 63%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#7255d9  rgb(114, 85, 217)  hsl(253, 63%, 59%)  Slate Blue