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Terracotta Palette

Terracotta Palette: #E2725B, #5ACBE2, #E25A87, #E2B55A. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Terracotta Palette assigns primary #E2725B, secondary #5ACBE2, surface #E25A87, background #E2B55A, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Cyan, Pink, and Gray families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #5ACBE2 at 0.5038; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Terracotta Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#E2725BTerracotta
Secondary#5ACBE2#5ACBE2
Surface#E25A87#E25A87
Background#E2B55A#E2B55A
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-terracotta-primary: #E2725B;
--palette-terracotta-secondary: #5ACBE2;
--palette-terracotta-surface: #E25A87;
--palette-terracotta-background: #E2B55A;
--palette-terracotta-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Terracotta Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#E2725B
Black 6.79:1 · White 3.09:1
Best #000000
Secondary#5ACBE2
Black 11.08:1 · White 1.9:1
Best #000000
Surface#E25A87
Black 6.05:1 · White 3.47:1
Best #000000
Background#E2B55A
Black 10.99:1 · White 1.91:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Terracotta Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Terracotta Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Terracotta Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2896
Black text6.79:1AA Pass
White text3.09:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E2725B",
    "name": "Terracotta"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5ACBE2",
    "name": "#5ACBE2"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E25A87",
    "name": "#E25A87"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E2B55A",
    "name": "#E2B55A"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E2725B",
    "name": "Terracotta",
    "blackContrast": 6.79,
    "whiteContrast": 3.09,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5ACBE2",
    "name": "#5ACBE2",
    "blackContrast": 11.08,
    "whiteContrast": 1.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E25A87",
    "name": "#E25A87",
    "blackContrast": 6.05,
    "whiteContrast": 3.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E2B55A",
    "name": "#E2B55A",
    "blackContrast": 10.99,
    "whiteContrast": 1.91,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "terracotta palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "muted palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-terracotta-primary: #E2725B;\n--palette-terracotta-secondary: #5ACBE2;\n--palette-terracotta-surface: #E25A87;\n--palette-terracotta-background: #E2B55A;\n--palette-terracotta-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "terracotta",
  "name": "Terracotta Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "terracotta",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Terracotta, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Terracotta Palette combines primary #E2725B, secondary #5ACBE2, surface #E25A87, background #E2B55A, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "terracotta palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "muted palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E2725B",
      "slug": "terracotta",
      "name": "Terracotta",
      "rgb": [
        226,
        114,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        10,
        70,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        50,
        60,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2896,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.79,
        "white": 3.09
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/terracotta/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5ACBE2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5ACBE2",
      "rgb": [
        90,
        203,
        226
      ],
      "hsl": [
        190,
        70,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        60,
        10,
        0,
        11
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5038,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.08,
        "white": 1.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E25A87",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E25A87",
      "rgb": [
        226,
        90,
        135
      ],
      "hsl": [
        340,
        70,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        60,
        40,
        11
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2523,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.05,
        "white": 3.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E2B55A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E2B55A",
      "rgb": [
        226,
        181,
        90
      ],
      "hsl": [
        40,
        70,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        20,
        60,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4995,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.99,
        "white": 1.91
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E2725B",
      "name": "Terracotta"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5ACBE2",
      "name": "#5ACBE2"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E25A87",
      "name": "#E25A87"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E2B55A",
      "name": "#E2B55A"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E2725B",
      "name": "Terracotta",
      "blackContrast": 6.79,
      "whiteContrast": 3.09,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5ACBE2",
      "name": "#5ACBE2",
      "blackContrast": 11.08,
      "whiteContrast": 1.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E25A87",
      "name": "#E25A87",
      "blackContrast": 6.05,
      "whiteContrast": 3.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E2B55A",
      "name": "#E2B55A",
      "blackContrast": 10.99,
      "whiteContrast": 1.91,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-terracotta-primary: #E2725B;\n--palette-terracotta-secondary: #5ACBE2;\n--palette-terracotta-surface: #E25A87;\n--palette-terracotta-background: #E2B55A;\n--palette-terracotta-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/terracotta.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/terracotta/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/terracotta.json"
}
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