Nearest-color comparison

Raw Sienna vs Terracotta

Raw Sienna and Terracotta are different orange colors with HEX values #D68A59 and #E2725B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 26.9, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Raw Sienna and Terracotta are visually related colors. Raw Sienna is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance26.9

Pair contrast1.12:1

Luminance delta0.0423

Hue delta14 deg

Lighter colorRaw Sienna

More saturatedTerracotta

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Raw Sienna

Raw Sienna is #D68A59, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Terracotta, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D68A59 RGB214, 138, 89 HSL24, 60, 59 CMYK0, 36, 58, 16 Luminance0.3319 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 Raw Sienna, it is darker and more 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 Raw Sienna or Terracotta

Choose Raw SiennaRaw Sienna is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D68A59.

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

PropertyRaw SiennaTerracotta

HEX#D68A59#E2725B

RGB214, 138, 89226, 114, 91

HSL24, 60, 5910, 70, 62

CMYK0, 36, 58, 160, 50, 60, 11

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone, Muted

Luminance0.33190.2896

Black contrast7.64:16.79:1

White contrast2.75:13.09:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Raw Siennablack text - 7.64:1

Terracottablack text - 6.79:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

#E8BDA1#E8BDA1

#F0B4A8#F0B4A8

#58A3D5#58A3D5

#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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    },
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    },
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Differences

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  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 10,
    "lightness": 3
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Terracotta"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.12,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Raw Sienna",
      "background": "#D68A59",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.64
    },
    {
      "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."
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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