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#CA7253

#ca7253 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.56% magenta, 58.91% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 15.63°, with 52.89% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.2522

Complementary

  1. #ca7253
  2. #53abca

Split complementary

  1. #ca7253
  2. #53caad
  3. #536fca

Analogous

  1. #ca536f
  2. #ca7253
  3. #caad53

Triadic

  1. #ca7253
  2. #53ca72
  3. #7253ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca7253
  2. #abca53
  3. #53abca
  4. #7253ca

Square

  1. #ca7253
  2. #6fca53
  3. #53abca
  4. #ad53ca

Monochromatic

  1. #65311f
  2. #9f4e31
  3. #ca7253
  4. #dca28d
  5. #eed2c8

Shades

#ca7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca7253
  2. #b6674b
  3. #a25b42
  4. #8d503a
  5. #794432
  6. #65392a
  7. #512e21
  8. #3d2219
  9. #281711
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca7253
  2. #cf8064
  3. #d58e75
  4. #da9c87
  5. #dfaa98
  6. #e5b9a9
  7. #eac7ba
  8. #efd5cb
  9. #f4e3dd
  10. #faf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca7253
  2. #c37358
  3. #bb755c
  4. #b47661
  5. #ac7865
  6. #a5796a
  7. #9e7a6e
  8. #967c73
  9. #8f7d77
  10. #877f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a78177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a77951 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b18652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d56962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca7253 {
  color: #ca7253;
}
Background
.bg-ca7253 {
  background-color: #ca7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca7253 {
  border: 2px solid #ca7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca7253, #caad53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.64 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.91 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.50 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.03 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.63 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.90 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 10.36 #358dac Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ca7253  rgb(202, 114, 83)  hsl(16, 53%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53abca  rgb(83, 171, 202)  hsl(196, 53%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#53ca72  rgb(83, 202, 114)  hsl(136, 53%, 56%)  Emerald
#7253ca  rgb(114, 83, 202)  hsl(256, 53%, 56%)  Slate Blue