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#CD005A closest to Yearning Desire

#CD005A is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Yearning Desire. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 0.0% green and 35.3% blue (rgb(205, 0, 90)). Its HSL value is 334° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 56% yellow and 20% black. #CD005A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.61:1.

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Variations of #CD005A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD005A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD005A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD005A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C7455
  • Protanopia 50% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C505B
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #814A59
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C7455
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #995F56
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E00034
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D5004B
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A5A64

#CD005A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.61:1 Good#CD005A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.74:1 Poor#CD005A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#CD005A in CSS

/* Yearning Desire */
.color { color: #CD005A; }
.background { background-color: #CD005A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD005A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 0 90);
color: hsl(334 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.544 0.218 6.9);

#CD005A FAQ

What color is #CD005A?

#CD005A is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Yearning Desire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD005A?

#CD005A is rgb(205, 0, 90) in RGB, hsl(334, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 56%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD005A?

The complementary color of #CD005A is #00CD73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD005A?

White text has the best contrast on #CD005A: 5.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD005A a warm or cool color?

#CD005A is a warm color.