#CD5D35#CD5D35
#CD5D35 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.152 H 39.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5D35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 93, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 74.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.02, 41.91, 43.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.02, 60.38, 46.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.1176 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.152 39.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7368, 21.0687, 5.8682) |
| Luminance | 0.2107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.00
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.93
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.90
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.26
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5D35 #35A5CD
analogous
#CD3559 #CD5D35 #CDA935
triadic
#CD5D35 #35CD5D #5D35CD
tetradic
#CD5D35 #59CD35 #35A5CD #A935CD
square
#CD5D35 #59CD35 #35A5CD #A935CD
split-complementary
#CD5D35 #35CDA9 #3559CD
monochromatic
#6D301B #9E4627 #CD5D35 #D98466 #E5AC97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#CD5D35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#CD5D35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5D35
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5D35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5D35 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6F30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978832
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14554
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5d35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 93, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.152 39.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e6e',
500: '#cd5d35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5d35; $custom-light: #e38e6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5d35",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 93,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.789,
"s": 60.317,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61083,
"c": 0.15248,
"h": 39.5
},
"luminance": 0.21065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5D35
secondary
#8DBFD1
accent
#BAE344
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A