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Information about #CD5C40 color

#CD5C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD5C40 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 92, 64) — 80.4% red, 36.1% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 55 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD5C40 is a clearly saturated warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Coral (#CD5B45). Slightly further away sit Fireball (#CC5C39) and Pastel Rust (#D05C39).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 92, 64)), which gives #CD5C40 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD5C40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD5C40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CD5C40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CD5C40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CD5C40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CD5C40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CD5C40 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CD5C40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Vintage Coral color link
Vintage Coral

#D65E40

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Traffic Light color link
Traffic Light

#CD5D34

Joie De Vivre color link
Joie De Vivre

#CF6548

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

#CD5C40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5C40
  • RGB205, 92, 64
  • CMYK0, 44, 55, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 92, 64)
  • HSL12°, 59%, 53%
  • HSL Precise11.915°, 58.506%, 52.745%
  • HSV12°, 69%, 80%
  • HSB12°, 69%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.361, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.361, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.361, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5C40
  • DECIMAL ID13458496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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