Information about #CD5E32 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#CD5E32 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 94, 50) — 80.4% red, 36.9% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 61 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CD5E32 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Traffic Light (#CD5D34). Slightly further away sit Chilean Fire (#D05E34) and Fireball (#CC5C39).

The recipe behind #CD5E32 is rgb(205, 94, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD5E32: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CD5E32 color variations

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#CD5E32 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CD5E32

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

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5E32
  • RGB205, 94, 50
  • CMYK0, 44, 61, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 94, 50)
  • HSL17°, 61%, 50%
  • HSL Precise17.032°, 60.784%, 50%
  • HSV17°, 76%, 80%
  • HSB17°, 76%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.369, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.369, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.369, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5E32
  • DECIMAL ID13458994
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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