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#DC7B5F

#dc7b5f ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc7b5f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 48.24% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.09% magenta, 56.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 13.44°, with 64.1% saturation and 61.76% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.3021

Complementary

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #5fc0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #5fdcb9
  3. #5f81dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5f81
  2. #dc7b5f
  3. #dcb95f

Triadic

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #5fdc7b
  3. #7b5fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #c0dc5f
  3. #5fc0dc
  4. #7b5fdc

Square

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #81dc5f
  3. #5fc0dc
  4. #b95fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #85341d
  2. #c44d2b
  3. #dc7b5f
  4. #eaaf9e
  5. #f7e3dd

Shades

#dc7b5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #c66f56
  3. #b0624c
  4. #9a5643
  5. #844a39
  6. #6e3e30
  7. #583126
  8. #42251d
  9. #2c1913
  10. #160c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc7b5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #e0886f
  3. #e3957f
  4. #e7a38f
  5. #eab09f
  6. #eebdaf
  7. #f1cabf
  8. #f5d7cf
  9. #f8e5df
  10. #fcf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc7b5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc7b5f
  2. #d37c62
  3. #ca7c66
  4. #c07d69
  5. #b77d6c
  6. #ae7e70
  7. #a57e73
  8. #9c7f76
  9. #927f79
  10. #89807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b68c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94895c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef6a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5835d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1915e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8716c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc7b5f {
  color: #dc7b5f;
}
Background
.bg-dc7b5f {
  background-color: #dc7b5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc7b5f {
  border: 2px solid #dc7b5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc7b5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 123 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc7b5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc7b5f, #dcb95f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc7b5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 123 95 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 3.03 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.36 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.13 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.16 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.29 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.32 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.55 #2384a0 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#dc7b5f  rgb(220, 123, 95)  hsl(13, 64%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#5fc0dc  rgb(95, 192, 220)  hsl(193, 64%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#5fdc7b  rgb(95, 220, 123)  hsl(133, 64%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#7b5fdc  rgb(123, 95, 220)  hsl(253, 64%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue