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Terra Cotta

Shuttle Art Yellow warm

Shuttle Art 21 Terra Cotta is a mid orange alcohol marker in the Yellow family. It sits in the mid-dark value range, making it well-suited for skin tones, warm earth, sunset. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Yellow family Warm temperature 49% lightness
Skin tonesWarm earthSunsetTerracottaAutumn leaves
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Terra Cotta
Color Family
Yellow
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
49%
Saturation
62%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Yellow family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
Mid Yellow
Mid Yellow L48%
Current Marker
21
Terra Cotta L49%

Works Well With

Highlights
101
Yellow Ochre
+12 lightness
36
Apricot
+12 lightness
44
Pumpkin Yellow
+12 lightness
217
217
+12 lightness
Shadows
114
114
-12 lightness
42
Bronze Green
-13 lightness
41
41
-13 lightness
Ultramarine
Ultramarine
-15 lightness
Analogous Colors
134
Raw Silk
15° hue shift
105
Stone Grey
15° hue shift
113
Leather
15° hue shift
133
133
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

66
Baby Blue
opposite hue
WG0.5
Warm Grey 0.5
opposite hue
BG7
Blue Grey 7
opposite hue
143
Ice Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 21 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🕯 Candlelight
Flickering amber. Deep warm shadow. Safe inside.
Cinematic
📽 Film Grain
A summer afternoon recorded on 16mm; cream and powder blue degrading at the corners of the frame.
Cinematic
🌆 Sunset Boulevard
Palms in silhouette against a peach sky going purple at the bottom; gold catching on a passing windshield.
Cinematic
📚 Dusty Bookshop
Faded spines. Warm light. The clock stopped years ago.
Environment
✈ Airport Transit
Concourse grey at gate 47; orange signage and rolling bags moving in every direction at once.
Environment
📷 Polaroid Summer
Pinks bleeding at the edges of a summer you remember in third person.
Emotional
✨ Stage Lights at Climax
Stage pinks blowing out the camera; thousand-watt orange close enough to taste.
Emotional
☕ Reading Lamp Hour
Amber lamp on a closed book; rain on glass and nowhere else to be until morning.
Emotional

Similar Colors in Yellow

103
Potato Brown
mid orange
#D48937
34
34
mid vivid orange
#E76E1F
33
33
mid vivid orange
#E58925
218
218
mid orange
#B8763F
112
112
dark orange
#B16030
107
107
dark orange
#AF6432
21
21
mid orange
#BC6830
305
305
mid orange
#B68965

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