orangewarm
Terracotta #C96F4A
A warm baked-clay orange-brown; earthy and grounded.
Use cases: Ceramics · Southwest design · Interiors
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #C96F4A | |
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 74) | |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 54%) | |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 79%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 63.2%, 21.2%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0104, 24.2841, 9.5314) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.4, 32.3, 36.0) | |
| Luminance | 0.243 (WCAG relative) |
/* Terracotta */
color: #c96f4a;
background-color: #c96f4a;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#b56443 #a1593b #8d4e34 #79432c #653825 #502c1e #3c2116 #28160f #140b07 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#ce7d5c #d48c6e #d99a80 #dfa992 #e4b7a5 #e9c5b7 #efd4c9 #f4e2db #faf1ed #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#c2714f #ba7255 #b3745a #ac7660 #a57865 #9d796a #967b70 #8f7d75 #877e7b #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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#4AA4C9
#c96f4a #4aa4c9
Analogous
Edit in generator →#C94A65
#C96F4A
#C9AF4A
#c94a65 #c96f4a #c9af4a
Triadic
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#4AC96F
#6F4AC9
#c96f4a #4ac96f #6f4ac9
Tetradic
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#65C94A
#4AA4C9
#AF4AC9
#c96f4a #65c94a #4aa4c9 #af4ac9
Split Complementary
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#4AC9AF
#4A65C9
#c96f4a #4ac9af #4a65c9
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#763B23
#A55331
#C96F4A
#D79579
#E5BAA8
#763b23 #a55331 #c96f4a #d79579 #e5baa8
Accessibility & contrast
3.59
#C96F4A on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.86
#C96F4A on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on terracotta
5.86
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe #BD6C48 | 2.65 | |
| Clay #B66A50 | 4.93 | |
| Copper #B87333 | 9.75 | |
| Coral #FF7F50 | 10.62 | |
| Bronze #CD7F32 | 11.46 | |
| Pumpkin #FF7518 | 12.51 |
Related colors
Palettes with terracotta
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.