Terra Cotta Pot Color

#d38d71

Terra Cotta Pot 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 #2c728e
Complementary Color #70b6d3
Color Shade: warm red (17.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Terra Cotta Pot Color Sample
Terra Cotta Pot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d38d71

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Terra Cotta Pot Color. The Desert Riverbed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tile Red (#c76b4a) for more energetic effect. Try Topaz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#70b6d3 is the best complementary color to Terra Cotta Pot. 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 #d38d71 complementary color is Downy, 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 Whiskey are #d37085 and #d3be70. Thus found on the left and right of #d38d71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Tacha colors as they work well with Terra Cotta Pot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Terra Cotta Pot palette consists of #7085d3 and #70d3be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70b6d3). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d38d71, 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 #d38d71 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 Terra Cotta Pot. Thus True V and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Terra Cotta Pot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d38d71 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. Terra Cotta Pot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#70b6d3) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70d38d and #d370b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d38d71 is made of 45% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Terra Cotta Pot has a hue angle of 17.14°, a saturation of 52.69% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d38d71 is made of 0% cyan, 27.46% magenta, 38.44% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d38d71
RGB Decimal rgb(211,141,113)
RGB Percentage 45%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 27.46, 38.44, 17.25
HSL hsl(17.14,52.69%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.14,46.45%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.0347,23.4279,25.7835)
XYZ xyz(39.3695,34.0909,20.128)
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