#CD5E3B#CD5E3B
#CD5E3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.150 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 71.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 41.70, 40.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 58.21, 44.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.3% 0.1181 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.15 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9719, 21.3041, 6.6706) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.25
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.73
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.75
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.24
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E3B #3BAACD
analogous
#CD3B61 #CD5E3B #CDA73B
triadic
#CD5E3B #3BCD5E #5E3BCD
tetradic
#CD5E3B #61CD3B #3BAACD #A73BCD
square
#CD5E3B #61CD3B #3BAACD #A73BCD
split-complementary
#CD5E3B #3BCDA7 #3B61CD
monochromatic
#71311D #A24629 #CD5E3B #D9866C #E6AE9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CD5E3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#CD5E3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E3B
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E3B | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14756
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.150 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e72',
500: '#cd5e3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e3b; $custom-light: #e38e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.384,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61298,
"c": 0.14974,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E3B
secondary
#92C3D2
accent
#BDE345
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B