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#CD4813 Color

#CD4813 is rgb(205, 72, 19) in RGB, hsl(17, 83%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD4813
HEX#CD4813
RGBrgb(205, 72, 19)
HSLhsl(17, 83%, 44%)
HSVhsv(17, 91%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.178 38.7)
LABlab(49.82% 52.09 56.14)
LCHlch(49.82% 76.59 47.14)

What #CD4813 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 #CD4813, 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.

#CD4813 Channel Values

How #CD4813 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 72 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 83% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 91% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 91% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD4813 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD4813 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD4813

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD4813; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD4813

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD4813.

How #CD4813 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#CD4813
Protanopia#6F6F0D
Protanomaly#9D6110
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#A87400
Tritanopia#CE4444
Tritanomaly#CE4636
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD4813 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd4813: #CD4813;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD4813;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd4813': '#CD4813' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.282, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_cd4813">#CD4813</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD4813"

More Brown Colors

#CD4813 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD4813 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD4813?

#CD4813 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 72, 19) in RGB and hsl(17, 83%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #CD4813?

#CD4813 is rgb(205, 72, 19) — red 205, green 72, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD4813?

#CD4813 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD4813 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD4813 scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD4813 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD4813 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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