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#CD7253

#cd7253 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 59.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 15.25°, with 54.95% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.2564

Complementary

  1. #cd7253
  2. #53aecd

Split complementary

  1. #cd7253
  2. #53cdaf
  3. #5371cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5371
  2. #cd7253
  3. #cdaf53

Triadic

  1. #cd7253
  2. #53cd72
  3. #7253cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd7253
  2. #aecd53
  3. #53aecd
  4. #7253cd

Square

  1. #cd7253
  2. #71cd53
  3. #53aecd
  4. #af53cd

Monochromatic

  1. #69311e
  2. #a44d30
  3. #cd7253
  4. #dea38e
  5. #efd3ca

Shades

#cd7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd7253
  2. #b9674b
  3. #a45b42
  4. #90503a
  5. #7b4432
  6. #67392a
  7. #522e21
  8. #3e2219
  9. #291711
  10. #150b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd7253
  2. #d28064
  3. #d78e75
  4. #dc9c87
  5. #e1aa98
  6. #e6b9a9
  7. #ebc7ba
  8. #f0d5cb
  9. #f5e3dd
  10. #faf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd7253
  2. #c57358
  3. #be755c
  4. #b67661
  5. #ae7865
  6. #a7796a
  7. #9f7a6e
  8. #977c73
  9. #8f7d77
  10. #887f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a98178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7f50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a97a51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b48652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d86962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd7253 {
  color: #cd7253;
}
Background
.bg-cd7253 {
  background-color: #cd7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd7253 {
  border: 2px solid #cd7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd7253, #cdaf53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.07 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.31 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.26 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.06 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.29 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.73 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.86 #328dac Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cd7253  rgb(205, 114, 83)  hsl(15, 55%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53aecd  rgb(83, 174, 205)  hsl(195, 55%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#53cd72  rgb(83, 205, 114)  hsl(135, 55%, 56%)  Emerald
#7253cd  rgb(114, 83, 205)  hsl(255, 55%, 56%)  Slate Blue