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#DC795E

#dc795e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc795e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 47.45% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 57.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 12.86°, with 64.29% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #dc795e
  2. #5ec1dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc795e
  2. #5edcb8
  3. #5e82dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5e82
  2. #dc795e
  3. #dcb85e

Triadic

  1. #dc795e
  2. #5edc79
  3. #795edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc795e
  2. #c1dc5e
  3. #5ec1dc
  4. #795edc

Square

  1. #dc795e
  2. #82dc5e
  3. #5ec1dc
  4. #b85edc

Monochromatic

  1. #84331d
  2. #c34b2a
  3. #dc795e
  4. #eaad9d
  5. #f7e2dc

Shades

#dc795e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc795e
  2. #c66d55
  3. #b0614b
  4. #9a5542
  5. #844938
  6. #6e3d2f
  7. #583026
  8. #42241c
  9. #2c1813
  10. #160c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc795e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc795e
  2. #e0866e
  3. #e3947e
  4. #e7a18e
  5. #eaaf9e
  6. #eebcaf
  7. #f1c9bf
  8. #f5d7cf
  9. #f8e4df
  10. #fcf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc795e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc795e
  2. #d37a61
  3. #ca7a65
  4. #c07b68
  5. #b77c6c
  6. #ae7d6f
  7. #a57d72
  8. #9c7e76
  9. #927f79
  10. #897f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b58a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92875b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9c5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef6872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4825c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0905d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e86f6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc795e {
  color: #dc795e;
}
Background
.bg-dc795e {
  background-color: #dc795e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc795e {
  border: 2px solid #dc795e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc795e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 121 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc795e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc795e, #dcb85e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc795e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 121 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.46 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.29 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.84 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.17 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.23 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.59 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.64 #2386a1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#dc795e  rgb(220, 121, 94)  hsl(13, 64%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#5ec1dc  rgb(94, 193, 220)  hsl(193, 64%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#5edc79  rgb(94, 220, 121)  hsl(133, 64%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#795edc  rgb(121, 94, 220)  hsl(253, 64%, 62%)  Slate Blue