Information about #CE5A40 color

#CE5A40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CE5A40 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 90, 64) — 80.8% red, 35.3% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 56 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CE5A40 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Coral (#CD5B45). Slightly further away sit Fireball (#CC5C39) and Pastel Rust (#D05C39).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(206, 90, 64)), which gives #CE5A40 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CE5A40: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. No one has named #CE5A40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CE5A40 color variations

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#CE5A40 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 #CE5A40

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

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

#CE5A40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CE5A40
  • RGB206, 90, 64
  • CMYK0, 45, 56, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 90, 64)
  • HSL11°, 59%, 53%
  • HSL Precise10.986°, 59.167%, 52.941%
  • HSV11°, 69%, 81%
  • HSB11°, 69%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.353, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.353, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.353, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCE5A40
  • DECIMAL ID13523520
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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