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#DF7256

#df7256 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df7256 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 44.71% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.88% magenta, 61.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 12.26°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #df7256
  2. #56c3df

Split complementary

  1. #df7256
  2. #56dfb6
  3. #567fdf

Analogous

  1. #df567f
  2. #df7256
  3. #dfb656

Triadic

  1. #df7256
  2. #56df72
  3. #7256df

Tetradic

  1. #df7256
  2. #c3df56
  3. #56c3df
  4. #7256df

Square

  1. #df7256
  2. #7fdf56
  3. #56c3df
  4. #b656df

Monochromatic

  1. #832f19
  2. #c34525
  3. #df7256
  4. #eba896
  5. #f7ddd7

Shades

#df7256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df7256
  2. #c9674d
  3. #b25b45
  4. #9c503c
  5. #864434
  6. #70392b
  7. #592e22
  8. #43221a
  9. #2d1711
  10. #160b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#df7256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df7256
  2. #e28067
  3. #e58e78
  4. #e99c89
  5. #ecaa9a
  6. #efb9ab
  7. #f2c7bb
  8. #f5d5cc
  9. #f9e3dd
  10. #fcf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df7256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df7256
  2. #d6735a
  3. #cc755e
  4. #c37663
  5. #b97867
  6. #b0796b
  7. #a67a6f
  8. #9d7c73
  9. #937d78
  10. #8a7f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6867e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8353 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99a54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f35e6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b47c54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18c55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb6763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df7256 {
  color: #df7256;
}
Background
.bg-df7256 {
  background-color: #df7256;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df7256 {
  border: 2px solid #df7256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df7256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 114 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df7256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df7256, #dfb656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df7256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 114 86 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.67 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 2.55 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.89 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.25 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.60 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.62 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.69 #208da9 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#df7256  rgb(223, 114, 86)  hsl(12, 68%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#56c3df  rgb(86, 195, 223)  hsl(192, 68%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#56df72  rgb(86, 223, 114)  hsl(132, 68%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#7256df  rgb(114, 86, 223)  hsl(252, 68%, 61%)  Slate Blue