What colors make Terracotta?
On this page, you will find the Terracotta Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Terracotta, color palettes, and related colors.
Terracotta color code
The Terracotta hex code is #E2725B. The Terracotta hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Terracotta. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #E2 in Hex amounts to 89%
- Green: #72 in Hex amounts to 45%
- Blue: #5B in Hex amounts to 36%
Terracotta in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Terracotta is 10deg, 70%, 62% HSL.
- Hue: 10deg
- Saturation: 70%
- Light: 62%
Terracotta color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Terracotta is 0% 50% 60% 11% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 50%
- Yellow: 60%
- Key (or Black): 11%
Different shades of Terracotta
According to its HSL value, Terracotta contains about 62% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #F7D9D3 10deg, 69%, 90% 0%, 11%, 14%, 99%
- #EFB4A8 10deg, 69%, 80% 0%, 24%, 29%, 99%
- #E88F7C 10deg, 69%, 70% 0%, 38%, 46%, 99%
- #E06951 10deg, 69%, 60% 0%, 52%, 63%, 99%
- #D84426 10deg, 69%, 50% 0%, 68%, 82%, 99%
- #AD361E 10deg, 69%, 40% 0%, 68%, 82%, 99%
- #822916 10deg, 69%, 30% 0%, 68%, 82%, 99%
- #561B0F 10deg, 69%, 20% 0%, 68%, 82%, 99%
- #2B0D07 10deg, 69%, 10% 0%, 68%, 82%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Terracotta
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Terracotta on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Terracotta contrasts better with a black background is because Terracotta has a degree of brightness of 62% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Terracotta color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Terracotta, but below is our favorite:
- Coral Commander
#EE6666 - Peachy Feeling
#ED8666 - Earth Yellow
#E1A95F - Indian Yellow
#E3A857 - Sunray
#E3AB57 - Old Whiskey
#DDAA55
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Terracotta
- Jupiter
#E1E1E2 - Bone
#E3DAC9 - Chewing Gum
#E6B0AF - Pink Palazzo
#DF9F8F - Nude Flamingo
#E58F7C - Jaffa
#E27945
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Terracotta:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #5BD3E1
- #8CE15B
- #E1725B
- #605BE1
- #5BE169
- #E1725B
- #E1725B
- #8F5BE1
- #5BE1AC
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #5BE188
- #BFE15B
- #E1725B
- #E15BD6
- #CBE15B
- #E1725B
- #E15BCB
- #725BE1
- #5BD3E1
- #8CE15B
- #E1725B
- #B95BE1
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #E1725B
- #E15BBB
- #915BE1
- #5B9BE1
- #5BE1B0
- #5BE1BA
- #5BE164
- #A6E15B
- #E1C75B
- #E1725B
- #5B8CE1
- #5BE1C3
- #68E15B
- #DDE15B
- #E1725B
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #5BE164
- #D1E15B
- #E1725B
- #E15BC4
- #7F5BE1
- #5BB6E1
- #5BE16D
- #CDE15B
- #E1725B
- #E15BC8
- #765BE1
- #5BC4E1
- #E1CB5B
- #E1725B
- #E15B9E
- #CB5BE1
- #725BE1
- #5B9EE1
You will find specific color values of Terracotta on this page. For example, the Terracotta HEX color code is #E2725B. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Terracotta are:
- Earth Yellow color code is (225.0, 169.0, 95.0).
- Indian Yellow color code is (227.0, 168.0, 87.0).
- Sunray color code is (227.0, 171.0, 87.0).
- Peachy Feeling color code is (237.0, 134.0, 102.0).
- Golden Nugget color code is (219.0, 155.0, 89.0).
- Old Whiskey color code is (221.0, 170.0, 85.0).
- Cookie Crust color code is (227.0, 178.0, 88.0).
- Firewatch color code is (238.0, 136.0, 102.0).
- Persian Orange color code is (217.0, 144.0, 88.0).
- Coral Commander color code is (238.0, 102.0, 102.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of brown? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Terracotta include Earth Yellow, Indian Yellow, Sunray, Peachy Feeling, Golden Nugget, Old Whiskey, Cookie Crust, Firewatch, Persian Orange, and Coral Commander. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
