Terra Cotta Sun Color

#9c675f

Terra Cotta Sun is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #6398a0
Complementary Color #5f949c
Color Shade: mid red (7.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Terra Cotta Sun Color Sample
Terra Cotta Sun Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c675f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terra Cotta Sun Color. The Richardson Brick color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sauvignon Blanc (#b18276) for more energetic effect. Try Betalain Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5f949c is the best complementary color to Terra Cotta Sun. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c675f complementary color is Breaker Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Toast are #9c5f75 and #9c855f. Thus found on the left and right of #9c675f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Terra Cotta Sun.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terra Cotta Sun palette consists of #5f759c and #5f9c85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f949c). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #9c675f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9c675f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terra Cotta Sun. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terra Cotta Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c675f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Terra Cotta Sun tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5f949c) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f9c67 and #9c5f93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c675f is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Terra Cotta Sun has a hue angle of 7.87°, a saturation of 24.3% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c675f is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 23.93% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c675f
RGB Decimal rgb(156,103,95)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 27%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 23.93, 38.82
HSL hsl(7.87,24.3%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.87,39.1%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.0007,20.2912,13.2471)
XYZ xyz(20.6261,17.5946,13.1355)
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