Terracotta color codes

Terracotta means baked earth, the warm orange-brown of clay pots. Browse named terracottas, deeper clay tones and soft blush versions.

Named terracottas

Each of these is called terracotta or terra cotta.

Aa 9.34:1

Terra Cotta Blush #E2B5A6 RGB 226, 181, 166
Aa 9.31:1

Terracotta Sand #D6BA9B RGB 214, 186, 155
Aa 7.49:1

Light Terracotta #DF9B81 RGB 223, 155, 129
Aa 6.41:1

Terra Cotta Pot #D38D71 RGB 211, 141, 113
Aa 5.41:1

Kitchen Terra Cotta #C0816E RGB 192, 129, 110
Aa 4.97:1

Warm Terra Cotta #C1775E RGB 193, 119, 94
Aa 4.59:1

Terracotta #CB6843 RGB 203, 104, 67
Aa 4.33:1

Terra Cotta Urn #B06F60 RGB 176, 111, 96
Aa 4.54:1

Terra Cotta Red #C94D42 RGB 201, 77, 66
Aa 4.64:1

Terra Cotta Sun #9C675F RGB 156, 103, 95
Aa 5.29:1

Tense Terracotta #A35732 RGB 163, 87, 50
Aa 5.54:1

Rookwood Terra Cotta #975840 RGB 151, 88, 64
Aa 6.00:1

Roof Terracotta #A14743 RGB 161, 71, 67
Aa 6.79:1

Deep Terra Cotta #8B483D RGB 139, 72, 61

Clay and baked earth

Aa 5.48:1

Earthworm #C3816E RGB 195, 129, 110
Aa 4.23:1

Clay #B66A50 RGB 182, 106, 80
Aa 5.20:1

Sienna #A9561E RGB 169, 86, 30
Aa 5.96:1

Donkey Kong #AB4210 RGB 171, 66, 16
Aa 6.12:1

Annatto #8C5341 RGB 140, 83, 65
Aa 6.35:1

Brownie #964B00 RGB 150, 75, 0
Aa 6.89:1

Brick #A03623 RGB 160, 54, 35
Aa 7.42:1

Chocoholic #993300 RGB 153, 51, 0
Aa 7.30:1

Chocolate Covered #8B4121 RGB 139, 65, 33
Aa 7.59:1

Chocolate Magma #7A463A RGB 122, 70, 58

Soft terracotta and blush clay

Aa 9.49:1

Wax Flower #EEB39E RGB 238, 179, 158
Aa 9.16:1

Peach Fizz #FFA883 RGB 255, 168, 131
Aa 9.11:1

Charming Peach #F5AD75 RGB 245, 173, 117
Aa 8.34:1

Lunatic Lynx #DDAA88 RGB 221, 170, 136
Aa 7.52:1

Blushing Rose #E09B81 RGB 224, 155, 129
Aa 7.52:1

Cashmere Clay #CDA291 RGB 205, 162, 145
Aa 6.56:1

Whiskey Sour #D4915D RGB 212, 145, 93
Aa 6.19:1

Muted Clay #CF8A78 RGB 207, 138, 120
Aa 5.97:1

Escalope #CC8866 RGB 204, 136, 102

Palette idea: light to dark

LightestAa 9.49:1

Wax Flower #EEB39E RGB 238, 179, 158
LightAa 7.52:1

Cashmere Clay #CDA291 RGB 205, 162, 145
MidAa 4.59:1

Terracotta #CB6843 RGB 203, 104, 67
DeepAa 5.96:1

Donkey Kong #AB4210 RGB 171, 66, 16
DarkestAa 7.59:1

Chocolate Magma #7A463A RGB 122, 70, 58

Palette idea: with neutrals

BackgroundAa 16.11:1

Warm white #FAF7F2 RGB 250, 247, 242
SurfaceAa 8.34:1

Lunatic Lynx #DDAA88 RGB 221, 170, 136
MainAa 4.59:1

Terracotta #CB6843 RGB 203, 104, 67
DeepAa 6.35:1

Brownie #964B00 RGB 150, 75, 0
TextAa 16.81:1

Ink #1F1D1A RGB 31, 29, 26

Palette idea: complementary accent

LightAa 9.31:1

Terracotta Sand #D6BA9B RGB 214, 186, 155
MainAa 4.59:1

Terracotta #CB6843 RGB 203, 104, 67
DarkAa 6.79:1

Deep Terra Cotta #8B483D RGB 139, 72, 61
AccentAa 5.01:1

Complement #0097B8 RGB 0, 151, 184
BaseAa 15.53:1

Off-white #F5F3EE RGB 245, 243, 238

Baked earth

Terracotta is Italian for "baked earth", the color of unglazed clay pots and roof tiles. It is a warm, muted orange-brown. There is no CSS keyword, but #E2725B is a common reference.

Terracotta, rust and burnt orange

Terracotta is softer and slightly pink.
Rust is redder and darker.
Burnt orange is brighter. See burnt orange.

Styling terracotta

Terracotta is a staple of earthy and Mediterranean palettes. It pairs well with sage green, cream, olive, navy and dusty blue. It warms up interiors without the intensity of pure orange.

On screen

Mid terracottas sit close to the contrast line with white, so check buttons in the contrast checker. For related tones, browse brown, peach and the True Autumn palette.