Terracotta Chip Color

#c47c5e

Terracotta Chip is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #3b83a1
Complementary Color #5ea6c3
Color Shade: warm red (17.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Terracotta Chip Color Sample
Terracotta Chip Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c47c5e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terracotta Chip Color. The Rustic Adobe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tartare (#bf5b3c) for more energetic effect. Try Chimayo Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5ea6c3 is the best complementary color to Terracotta Chip. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c47c5e complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Antique Brass are #c35e72 and #c3ae5e. Thus found on the left and right of #c47c5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Terracotta Chip.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terracotta Chip palette consists of #5e72c3 and #5ec3ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ea6c3). Try Indigo and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c47c5e, 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 #c47c5e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terracotta Chip. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terracotta Chip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c47c5e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Terracotta Chip tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ea6c3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ec37b and #c35ea5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c47c5e is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Terracotta Chip has a hue angle of 17.65°, a saturation of 46.36% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c47c5e is made of 0% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 40% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c47c5e
RGB Decimal rgb(196,124,94)
RGB Percentage 47%, 30%, 23%
CMYK 0, 28.23, 40, 23.14
HSL hsl(17.65,46.36%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.65,52.04%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.9366,24.8076,27.9989)
XYZ xyz(31.993,26.9592,14.1071)
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