#CD5A3D#CD5A3D
#CD5A3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.153 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 90, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 70.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.54, 43.76, 38.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.54, 58.42, 41.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.75% 0.1248 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.75% 0.153 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6782, 20.6322, 6.8336) |
| Luminance | 0.2063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.28
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.31
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.16
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.33
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5A3D #3DB0CD
analogous
#CD3D68 #CD5A3D #CDA23D
triadic
#CD5A3D #3DCD5A #5A3DCD
tetradic
#CD5A3D #68CD3D #3DB0CD #A23DCD
square
#CD5A3D #68CD3D #3DB0CD #A23DCD
split-complementary
#CD5A3D #3DCDA2 #3D68CD
monochromatic
#722E1D #A3422A #CD5A3D #DA836E #E6AD9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#CD5A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#CD5A3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5A3D
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5A3D | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14254
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 90, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.153 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c73',
500: '#cd5a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5a3d; $custom-light: #e38c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 90,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.083,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60746,
"c": 0.15289,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.20628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5A3D
secondary
#93C6D2
accent
#C3E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B