Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Terracotta

Terracotta is an earth tone and muted orange color with HEX #E2725B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 226, 114, 91, HSL 10, 70%, 62%, warm temperature, and is useful for interior design, ceramic palettes, and editorial accents.

#E2725B orange warm earth-tonemuted
HEX #E2725B
RGB rgb(226, 114, 91)
HSL hsl(10 70% 62%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 60, 11)
Luminance 0.2896
Contrast Black 6.79:1White 3.09:1

CSS Utilities

--color-terracotta: #E2725B;
.bg-terracotta { background-color: #E2725B; }
.text-terracotta { color: #E2725B; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2896
Black text6.79:1AA Pass
White text3.09:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
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    226,
    114,
    91
  ],
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    70,
    62
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    50,
    60,
    11
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2896,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#5ACBE2",
  "analogous": [
    "#E25A87",
    "#E2B55A"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#5AE271",
    "#715AE2"
  ],
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    "#87E25A",
    "#5ACBE2",
    "#B55AE2"
  ],
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    "#5A87E2"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F0B4A8",
    "#E2725B",
    "#BF3C22"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F0B4A8",
  "dark": "#BF3C22",
  "saturated": "#F76345",
  "desaturated": "#CD7F70",
  "pastel": "#F0D2CC",
  "neon": "#FF7F66"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#5ACBE2",
    "#E25A87",
    "#E2B55A"
  ],
  "avoid": [
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    "#F0B4A8"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F0B4A8",
    "#CD7F70"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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  ],
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      "/wcag/terracotta",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Terracotta",
  "hex": "#E2725B",
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    "muted"
  ],
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    "ceramic palettes",
    "editorial accents"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "warmth",
      "craft",
      "earthiness"
    ],
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      "food",
      "artisan branding"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "cold technical dashboards"
    ]
  },
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  ],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "origin": {
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  },
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    "craft",
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  ],
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    91
  ],
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    "neon": "#FF7F66"
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      "#5ACBE2",
      "#E25A87",
      "#E2B55A"
    ],
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      "#CD7F70",
      "#F0B4A8"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#F0B4A8",
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Terracotta Color

Terracotta sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone and muted visual character. Terracotta is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, craft, and earthiness, which makes it relevant for home decor and food. In design work, Terracotta is most useful for interior design, ceramic palettes, and editorial accents, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Terracotta accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E2725B.Terracotta CSS utilitiesUse Terracotta in CSS variables and utility classes.#E2725B HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Terracotta paletteOpen the generated palette based on Terracotta.Terracotta harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Terracotta against black and white text.

Black text6.79:1AA Pass
White text3.09:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Burnt Sienna#E97451
Raw Sienna#D68A59
Indian Red#CD5C5C
Roman Red#CD5C5C
Coral#FF7F50

Color Harmonies

#5ACBE2#5ACBE2
#E25A87#E25A87
#E2B55A#E2B55A
#5AE271#5AE271
#715AE2#715AE2
Open full Terracotta harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F0B4A8#F0B4A8
#BF3C22#BF3C22
#F76345#F76345
#CD7F70#CD7F70
#F0D2CC#F0D2CC
#FF7F66#FF7F66

Pairings

Black#000000
#5ACBE2#5ACBE2
#E25A87#E25A87
#E2B55A#E2B55A
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5