Terracotta Sand is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #294564 |
| Complementary Color | #9bb6d6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Terracotta Sand Color. The Garlic Clove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stuffing (#bf9b84) for more calm effect. Try Paella Natural White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9bb6d6 is the best complementary color to Terracotta Sand. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6ba9b complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cameo are #d69c9b and #d4d69b. Thus found on the left and right of #d6ba9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Terracotta Sand.
The split-complementary Terracotta Sand palette consists of #9c9bd6 and #9bd4d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9bb6d6). Try Cold Purple and Sinbad colors in combination with #d6ba9b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d6ba9b offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Terracotta Sand. Thus Cold Purple and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Terracotta Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6ba9b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Terracotta Sand tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9bb6d6) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bd6ba and #d69bb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6ba9b is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Terracotta Sand has a hue angle of 31.53°, a saturation of 41.84% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6ba9b is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6ba9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,186,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 23.14, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(31.53,41.84%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.53,27.57%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.1494,5.3429,19.414) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2069,51.7805,38.3061) |