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#CD4513 Color

#CD4513 is rgb(205, 69, 19) in RGB, hsl(16, 83%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 91%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD4513
HEX#CD4513
RGBrgb(205, 69, 19)
HSLhsl(16, 83%, 44%)
HSVhsv(16, 91%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 91%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.181 37.7)
LABlab(49.36% 53.29 55.86)
LCHlch(49.36% 77.20 46.35)

What #CD4513 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD4513, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CD4513 Channel Values

How #CD4513 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 69 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 83% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 91% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 91% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD4513 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD4513 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD4513

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD4513; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CD4513

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD4513.

How #CD4513 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD4513
Protanopia#6D6D0D
Protanomaly#9D6010
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#A87200
Tritanopia#CE4141
Tritanomaly#CE4334
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD4513 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd4513: #CD4513;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD4513;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd4513': '#CD4513' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.271, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_cd4513">#CD4513</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD4513"

More Brown Colors

#CD4513 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD4513 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD4513?

#CD4513 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 69, 19) in RGB and hsl(16, 83%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.03.

What is the RGB value of #CD4513?

#CD4513 is rgb(205, 69, 19) — red 205, green 69, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD4513?

#CD4513 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 91%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD4513 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD4513 scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD4513 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD4513 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 15.91, which is visibly different.

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