Nearest-color comparison

Burnt Sienna vs Terracotta

Burnt Sienna and Terracotta are different red and orange colors with HEX values #E97451 and #E2725B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 12.4, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Burnt Sienna and Terracotta are very close colors. Burnt Sienna is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Burnt Sienna and Terracotta across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance12.4

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0145

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorBurnt Sienna

More saturatedBurnt Sienna

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna is #E97451, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Terracotta, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E97451 RGB233, 116, 81 HSL14, 78, 62 CMYK0, 50, 65, 9 Luminance0.3041 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Terracotta

Terracotta is #E2725B, a warm orange color with earth tone and muted character. Compared with Burnt Sienna, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for interior design, ceramic palettes, and editorial accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E2725B RGB226, 114, 91 HSL10, 70, 62 CMYK0, 50, 60, 11 Luminance0.2896 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Burnt Sienna or Terracotta

Choose Burnt SiennaBurnt Sienna is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E97451.

Choose TerracottaTerracotta is better when the design needs earth tone and muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E2725B.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBurnt SiennaTerracotta

HEX#E97451#E2725B

RGB233, 116, 81226, 114, 91

HSL14, 78, 6210, 70, 62

CMYK0, 50, 65, 90, 50, 60, 11

FamilyRedOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantEarth Tone, Muted

Luminance0.30410.2896

Black contrast7.08:16.79:1

White contrast2.97:13.09:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Burnt Siennablack text - 7.08:1

Terracottablack text - 6.79:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

#F4B7A4#F4B7A4

#F0B4A8#F0B4A8

#53C6EA#53C6EA

#5ACBE2#5ACBE2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    },
    "description": "Terracotta is #E2725B, a warm orange color with earth tone and muted character. Compared with Burnt Sienna, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for interior design, ceramic palettes, and editorial accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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Differences

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    "saturation": 8,
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  },
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  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
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  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Burnt Sienna",
      "background": "#E97451",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.08
    },
    {
      "color": "Terracotta",
      "background": "#E2725B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.79
    }
  ]
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Terracotta is better when the design needs earth tone and muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E2725B.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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