Earthy combinationsModern earth
Sage and Terracotta Color Combination
Both colors are desaturated versions of green and orange, so they combine into a muted, contemporary earthy palette.
Hex codes #BCB88A and #E2725B — a modern earth pair with a 1.53:1 contrast ratio between the two colors.
Values for this combination
- RGB
- rgb(188, 184, 138)
- HSL
- hsl(55, 27%, 64%)
- Hex
- #BCB88A
- RGB
- rgb(226, 114, 91)
- HSL
- hsl(10, 70%, 62%)
- Hex
- #E2725B
Contrast between Sage and Terracotta
Contrast ratio 1.53:1. This only decides whether one color of the pair can carry text on the other — the colors themselves always work side by side.
Terracotta text on a Sage surface, at 1.53:1.
Sage text on a Terracotta surface, at 1.53:1.
Where this pair works
- Interior design
- Wellness brands
- Ceramics
Give Sage (#BCB88A) roughly 60% of the surface, Terracotta (#E2725B) about 30%, and leave the last 10% for the neutral below. That split is what keeps a two-color combination from turning into a fight.
A five-color set from this pair
Sage and Terracotta as a working palette: a pale tint of the lighter color for backgrounds, both colors as they are, a deep shade of the darker color for text and a neutral for everything in between.
- Pale tint#efefebbackgrounds and large surfaces · closest to Isabelline
- Primary#BCB88Athe dominant color · closest to Sage
- Secondary#E2725Bthe accent color · closest to Terracotta
- Deep shade#441208text, borders and icons · closest to DarkSienna
- Neutral#f6f5f4dividers and quiet surfaces · closest to WhiteSmoke
Explore Sage and Terracotta on their own
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Frequently asked questions
Yes — this pair is used for interior design, wellness brands, ceramics. The two colors measure 1.53:1 against each other, which means the two should sit side by side as surfaces rather than as text and background.
Good to know
- Every value on this page is calculated from #BCB88A and #E2725B — nothing is hardcoded.
- Build a longer palette out of Sage or Terracotta in the palette generator, or test your own text pair in the contrast checker.
Put this combination to work
Turn Sage and Terracotta into a full palette, a gradient or a set of shades — or check the pair against WCAG.
