#CD5E3E#CD5E3E
#CD5E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.149 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.32, 41.86, 39.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.32, 57.24, 43.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.33% 0.1191 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.33% 0.149 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0519, 21.3361, 7.0923) |
| Luminance | 0.2133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.63
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.48
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E3E #3EADCD
analogous
#CD3E65 #CD5E3E #CDA63E
triadic
#CD5E3E #3ECD5E #5E3ECD
tetradic
#CD5E3E #65CD3E #3EADCD #A63ECD
square
#CD5E3E #65CD3E #3EADCD #A63ECD
split-complementary
#CD5E3E #3ECDA6 #3E65CD
monochromatic
#73311E #A3452A #CD5E3E #DA876F #E6AF9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CD5E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#CD5E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E3E
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E3E | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C703A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97893B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14757
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.149 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e74',
500: '#cd5e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e3e; $custom-light: #e38e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.427,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61335,
"c": 0.14883,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.21332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E3E
secondary
#94C5D3
accent
#BFE246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B