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Terracotta Tide

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The Spirit of Terracotta Tide

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Live specimen

Almost before we knew it

The pair at the sizes real interface text gets used — a heading, a line of body copy, and a button. If all three hold up here, the pair works.

Button

The reverse — #133A45 / #D67F67 — is published too →

Ranking

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On screen vs on paper

A backlit display flatters a pair; paper doesn't. Warm stock instead of #FFFFFF, a smaller gamut, lower contrast — this is where the verdict often changes.

HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On screen
HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On paper — approximate

An approximation of warm stock, reduced gamut and lower contrast — not a color-managed proof, and no claim about a specific press. For signage at distance, shrink the specimen with the size slider above.

Momentum

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Reign history

Reigned once — 14–14 Aug. less than a day total.

Color-blind view

Contrast is a luminance ratio, and color blindness keeps luminance — so it barely moves below. What moves is distinguishability: how far apart the two colors stay (ΔE). That is the number to watch, and why this section exists. You can publish any of these as its own pair.

Make it pass

#133A45 on #D67F67 is 4.13:1 — fails AA for body text. The nearest passing ink is #11333D, which clears 4.5:1 without moving the ground.

Handgloves — #11333D

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Color & contrast

Published contrast 4.13:1 — passes AA for large text only.

B is darkened to #11333D for interface text; the swatch above shows the pair exactly as published.

Dim / secondary text sits at 4.53:1.

Body text · needs 4.5:1 · fails
Large text · needs 3:1 · passes
Handgloves
16px · fails AA

The pair exactly as published, at the size you drag to. AA needs 4.5:1 for body, 3:1 at large sizes (24px+).

AB
Hex#D67F67#133A45
RGBrgb(214, 127, 103)rgb(19, 58, 69)
HSLhsl(13, 58%, 62%)hsl(193, 57%, 17%)

Published 12 Aug 2026.

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The pair as published — paste it into your stack. Where the AA-corrected ink differs, it's labelled, never swapped in silently. “Badge” embeds a live SVG of the pair and its rating.


    
  


  
  

  

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